[TI] Golden Door

[Sheryl Hartnett]

I've added "Golden Door" to the top of my Netfix
Queue.  I'll let you know what I think of it.

Sheryl  :)




--- Kim Sansone <kimsansone at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I received the following email from a cousin.  I
> have
> never heard of this movie.  Was wondering if anyone
> else has seen it and what they thought of it. 
> 
> Kim 
> 
> Email I received: 
> 
> I finally got to see this movie.
> 
> And, I highly recommend it to you.
> 
> The opening scenes are filmed in and around Petralia
> in the Madonie mountains of Sicily .
> 
> The main character Salvatore Mancuso comes from
> Petralia Sottana and the actor Vincenzo Amato, who
> was
> born near Palermo , spend a month living in the
> Madonie Mountains to learn the customs, language,
> and
> practices of these people to bring his character to
> life.
> 
> The movie takes place in Sicily at around 1904, the
> voyage across the Atlantic and ends at Ellis Island.
> 
> It is, as close to what my grandparents and their
> children must have experienced when they came to
> America.
> 
> http://www.goldendoor-movie.com/
> 
> At the dawn of the 20th century, Sicilian widower
> Salvatore Mancuso (Vincenzo Amato) leaves behind
> everything he knows to pursue a better life in
> America
> in this elegiac immigrant's tale. With his sons in
> tow, Salvatore survives the harrowing Atlantic
> crossing only to suffer more hardship and
> humiliation
> on Ellis Island . But along the way, he finds
> romance
> with a mysterious Englishwoman (Charlotte
> Gainsbourg)
> who's also made the arduous voyage. 
> 
> Starring: Vincent Schiavelli, Charlotte Gainsbourg
> ...
> Director: Emanuele Crialese
> Genre:  Foreign
> Format:  Widescreen ...
> Language: Italian ...
> Subtitles: English ... 
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 
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