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.
Golden Door (2006) is a 1h 58min drama feature film by Emanuele Crialese. The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Selected for Raindance Film Festival (2017).
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Titles
| Translated title | Golden Door | English, Québec |
| Alternate title | La Porte d'or | |
| Alternate title | Ellis Island |
Soundtracks
| CD | Golden Door (Nuovo Mondo) (2006) | 1 release, 2006: RCA |
| CD | Nuovomondo (2006) | 1 release, 2006: RCA |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Italy | September 22, 2006 |
| Theatrical | France | March 21, 2007 |
| Theatrical | United States | May 25, 2007 |
| Classification | United States | PG-13 |
Full credits
| Director | Emanuele Crialese |
| Cast | Charlotte Gainsbourg, 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)), Chiara Gioncardi (Italian Emigrant (voice)), Paola Lelio (Italian Emigrant (voice)), Antonino Bruschetta (Italian Emigrant (voice)), Oriana Celentano (Italian Emigrant (voice)), Nino D'Agata (Italian Emigrant (voice)), Antonio Angrisano (Italian Emigrant (voice)), Salvatore Gioncardi (Italian Emigrant (voice)), Cetti Arancio (Italian Emigrant (voice)), Doriana Chierici (Italian Emigrant (voice)), Adriana Angrisano (Italian Emigrant (voice)), Paolo De Vita (Italian Emigrant (voice)), Ilaria Giorgino (Italian Emigrant (voice)), Gaetano Lizzio (Italian Emigrant (voice)), Massimiliano Plinio (Italian Emigrant (voice)), Gianfranco Miranda (Italian Emigrant (voice)), Antonio Tallura (Italian Emigrant (voice)), Alexia Murray (American Official (voice)), Fernando Margenet (Immigration Doctor), Agustín Bruzzone (Italien Emigrant) |
| Screenplay | Emanuele Crialese |
| Story | Emanuele Crialese |
| Producer | Alexandre Mallet-Guy, Emanuele Crialese, Fabrizio Mosca |
| Executive producer | Bernard Bouix, Tommaso Calevi |
| Cinematography | Agnès Godard |
| Editing | Maryline Monthieux |
| Music | Antonio Castrigano |
| Production design | Carlos Conti |
| Sound | Pierre-Yves Lavoué |
| Costumes | Mariano Tufano |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
