Movie·2006·1h 58m
Golden Door
Country
France
Language
Italian
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The Story
Original title: Nuovomondo
The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, and a widower, decides to emigrate to the US with all his family, including his old mother. Before they embark, they meet Lucy. She is supposed to be a British lady and wants to come back to the States. Lucy, or Luce as Salvatore calls her, for unknown reasons wants to marry someone before to arrive to Ellis Island in New York. Salvatore accepts the proposal. Once they arrive in Ellis Island they spend the quarantine period trying to pass the examinations to be admitted to the States. Tests are not so simple for poor farmers coming from Sicily. Their destiny is in the hands of the custom officers.
Producer
Fabrizio Mosca, Alexandre Mallet-Guy
Cinematography
Agnès Godard
Music
Antonio Castrigano
Editor
Maryline Monthieux
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
148 votes
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// cast
Cast
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Lucy Reed
Vincenzo Amato
Salvatore Mancuso
Aurora Quattrocchi
Fortunata Mancuso
Francesco Casisa
Angelo Mancuso
Filippo Pucillo
Pietro Mancuso
Vincent Schiavelli
Don Luigi
Federica De Cola
Rita D'Agostini
Isabella Ragonese
Rosa Napolitano
Massimo Laguardia
Mangiapane
Filippo Luna
Don Ercole
Andrea Prodan
Del Fiore
Ernesto Mahieux
Dr. Zampino
Marcelo Benassi
Il Gatto
Giuseppe Sangiorgi
Uomo Olive
Alessandra Fazzino
Santa
Giuseppe Culino
Dottore
Natale Russo
Examiner (voice)
Vincenzo Diglio
Italian Emigrant (voice)
// crew
Crew
Maryline Monthieux
Editor
Fabrizio Mosca
Producer
Alexandre Mallet-Guy
Producer
Emanuele Crialese
Director, Producer, Writer
Agnès Godard
Director of Photography
Antonio Castrigano
Original Music Composer
Bernard Bouix
Executive Producer
Tommaso Calevi
Executive Producer
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