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Golden Door (2007)

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Release Date: May 25, 2007 (LA/NY)
June 15, 2007 (Moderate)
On DVD: January 8, 2008
Genre: Foreign, Drama
Running Time: 120 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for brief graphic nudity.
Director: Emanuele Crialese
Writer: Emanuele Crialese
Cast: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Vincenzo Amato, Vincent Schiavelli, Aurora Quattrocchi, Francesco Casisa, Filippo Pucillo, Federica De Cola, Isabella Ragonese, Massimo Laguardia, Filippo Luna, Andrea Prodan, Ernesto Mahieux

GOLDEN DOOR, with an original mix of both magical and provocatively authentic visuals, turns the classic tale of coming to America into a wondrous and soulful experience. It is a romantic fable that takes audiences into the very heart of this quintessential American experience – as one man, driven by fantastic dreams and confronted with shocking realities, makes an epic odyssey in search of a brand new world. On a perilous steamship journey from his Read more

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Grade: C+ Golden Door comes with an introduction from Martin Scorsese, who gives the movie praise for something, though I sort of zoned out when he was talking. Once he was done, I tuned in for a rather interesting though ultimately forgettable drama about a bunch of Italian immigrants trying to make it into the U.S. through Ellis Island at the turn of the century.

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