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Golden Door
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Golden Door

2006-09-22 · 118 min · ★ 6.5

History · Drama · Romance

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.

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Directors
Emanuele Crialese
Production companies
Titti Film, Memento Production, ARTE France Cinéma, Respiro
Countries
France, Italy
Status
Released
Budget
USD 10,000,000
Revenue
USD 7,228,273

Top Cast

Charlotte GainsbourgCharlotte GainsbourgLucy Reed
Vincenzo AmatoVincenzo AmatoSalvatore Mancuso
Aurora QuattrocchiAurora QuattrocchiFortunata Mancuso
Francesco CasisaFrancesco CasisaAngelo Mancuso
Filippo PucilloFilippo PucilloPietro Mancuso
Vincent SchiavelliVincent SchiavelliDon Luigi
Federica De ColaFederica De ColaRita D'Agostini
Isabella RagoneseIsabella RagoneseRosa Napolitano
Massimo LaguardiaMangiapane
Filippo LunaFilippo LunaDon Ercole
Andrea ProdanAndrea ProdanDel Fiore
Ernesto MahieuxErnesto MahieuxDr. Zampino
Marcelo BenassiIl Gatto
Giuseppe SangiorgiUomo Olive
Alessandra FazzinoAlessandra FazzinoSanta
Giuseppe CulinoDottore
Natale RussoNatale RussoExaminer (voice)
Vincenzo DiglioVincenzo DiglioItalian Emigrant (voice)
Chiara GioncardiChiara GioncardiItalian Emigrant (voice)
Paola LelioPaola LelioItalian Emigrant (voice)

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