Nuovomondo (2006)

Director:

Emanuele Crialese

Writer:

Emanuele Crialese (writer)

Release Date:

22 September 2006 (Italy)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

Plot:

The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, and a widower...

Plot Keywords:

Farmer | Sicily | Widower | Quarantine | Immigration

Awards:

11 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Charlotte Gainsbourg	...	Lucy Reed
Vincenzo Amato	...	Salvatore Mancuso
Vincent Schiavelli	...	Don Luigi
Aurora Quattrocchi	...	Fortunata Mancuso
Francesco Casisa	...	Angelo Mancuso
Filippo Pucillo	...	Pietro Mancuso
Federica De Cola	...	Rita D'Agostini
Isabella Ragonese	...	Rosa Napolitano
Filippo Luna	...	Don Ercole
Andrea Prodan	...	Mister Del Fiore
Ernesto Mahieux	...	Dottor. Zampino
Marcelo Benassi	...	Il Gatto (as Paride Benassai)
Giuseppe Sangiorgi	...	Uomo Olive
Alessandra Fazzino	...	Santa
Giuseppe Culino	...	Dottore (as Giuseppe Cutino)

Also Known As:

Golden Door (Canada: English title) (France) (USA)
Ellis Island (Italy)
The Golden Door (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief graphic nudity.

Runtime:

118 min | Canada:112 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | USA:PG-13 | Italy:T | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Netherlands:12 | Ireland:PG | Singapore:NC-16 | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-3 | Taiwan:R-12 | Sweden:7 | New Zealand:PG | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company:

Rai Cinemafiction

Trivia:

Vincent Schiavelli's character was supposed to be major in the movie; but unfortunately, Schiavelli died during the shooting of the film, and his character became a supporting character.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Che saccio (2008)

Soundtrack:

Feeling good

Interesting but slow mini-epic

Golden Door is a miniature epic, tracking a Sicilian's family emigration to the USA. It starts much too slowly, and although characters are established, it is ill thought out - particularly the dream sequences, which could have provided an added insight.Once the action moves onto the voyage, however, and Charlotte Gainsbourg's character is introduced, an interesting story emerges, and this, combined with humorous touches, are what make the film bearable. It is well directed and shot, with the other lead character, Vincenzo Amato, also impressing.

3 / 5