[TI] Golden Door

[Kim Sansone]

I went ahead and rented it today.  I watched it the
first time without subtitles.  Then I figured out how
to get the subtitles and I watched it again.   It
wasn't a bad movie.   It was amazing what they had to
go through to get to the US.   


--- Sheryl Hartnett <grammylady3 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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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