Movie

Golden Door

★ 6.5(149)20061h 58m

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Director: Emanuele Crialese
Release date: 2006-09-22
Runtime: 1h 58m
Language: Italian
Status: Released
Country: France
Studio: Titti Film

Golden Door — trailer

About Golden Door

Golden Door is a 2006 movie in the History, Drama and Romance genres, directed by Emanuele Crialese, starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, Vincenzo Amato and Aurora Quattrocchi. It has a runtime of 1 hour 58 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.5/10 from 149 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Golden Door in Australia — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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.

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

Themes & keywords

shipattachment to naturerestartparent child relationshiptraditionitalysicily, italyhomesuperstitionemigrationpeasantatlantic oceanfamily historyutopiaprogress