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The Golden Door Reviews

2006

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At the start of the 20th-century, Salvatore (Vincenzo Amato), a poor Sicilian farmer, emigrates to US. En route, he meets Lucy (Charlotte Gainsbourg), a shady character in need of a spouse to help her get through Ellis Island and into the promised land. Read more

Starring	Charlotte Gainsbourg, Vincenzo Amato, Aurora Quattrocchi, Francesco Casisa
Director	Emanuele Crialese
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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  how did anyone make it to america?
  
  This is a beautiful, whimsical film which follows the seemingly interminable journey of a family of sicilian peasants from the wild hillsides of their homeland ... read more »
  
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  - valkyrie
  - 25 reviews
  - kent england
  - 19 Sep 2007 at 23:48
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- - 0
  - 2
  never really gets going
  
  This film had a promising and intriguing start, but then did not really go anywhere. It is quite a long film, but not as long as it seems. Charlotte Gainsbourg ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 08 Aug 2011 at 18:43
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  - 3
  the golden door
  
  this film was not very interesting was long drawn out was ok if you want to watch two men climeing over rocks and it lost the plot
  
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- - noseyrosie
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  - Mirfield
  - 11 Mar 2011 at 23:47
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  The Golden Door
  
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  This is a film in two quite striking and dichotomous parts. The first part portrays rural Sicilian life, with its witchcraft and superstitions. The second, in ... read more »
  
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- - fromoutoftheblue
  - 23 reviews
  - london
  - 19 Nov 2010 at 18:10
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  Expressionist Exodus
  
  Although promising a grand sweep, a historical setting and the deep themes explored against a backdrop of the Italian migration to New York, this is essentially... read more »
  
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- - Stephen
  - North Cornelly, South Wales
  - 04 Sep 2010 at 11:15
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  A Beautiful Critique Of Immigration Control
  
  A beautiful, occasionally magical film. The mood setting is spot on. The characters retained their dignity under the authoritarian 'grading' by the ... read more »
  
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- - cmass
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  - UK
  - 15 Apr 2010 at 23:48
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  Nothing Happens
  
  Avoid. I'm at a loss why I ever thought this would be worth looking at! Yawn Yawn Snore
  
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- - sophy300
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  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 18 Mar 2010 at 13:26
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  Rubbish
  
  Rubbish. Lon winded and dire.
  
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  - Midlands
  - 30 Jan 2010 at 09:59
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  Thank God for the FF button!
  
  i found this really boring and had to fast forward most of it. it has no redemeening features the actors were wooden, the script was painful and for me it was a... read more »
  
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- - Minny
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  - London
  - 09 Nov 2009 at 13:44
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  liked it
  
  golden door is worth watching if you are interested in the early residents of US, people moving from poor regions of italy to set up a new life with hope and ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 29 Oct 2009 at 16:15
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  bad bad bad
  
  found this flat and boring and also at ties very strange. waste of time and didnt tell too much of the story of the italians going over to America to be honest... read more »
  
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  - 05 Aug 2009 at 17:30
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- - 79
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  how did anyone make it to america?
  
  This is a beautiful, whimsical film which follows the seemingly interminable journey of a family of sicilian peasants from the wild hillsides of their homeland ... read more »
  
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- 477250
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  - valkyrie
  - 25 reviews
  - kent england
  - 19 Sep 2007 at 23:48
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  This is subtitled!
  
  Big disappointed - i didn't notice this was in Italian - entirely my fault, but don't make my mistake :o)
  
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  - Hampshire
  - 25 Nov 2007 at 09:08
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  Rubbish
  
  They need to find a life!!!
  
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  - England
  - 15 Jan 2008 at 15:29
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  Brilliant
  
  Brilliant, subtle script. Doesn't feel like it's pushing buttons or patronising the viewer. Could be a stage play in its tightness. Spends some time ... read more »
  
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  - Edinburgh
  - 27 Nov 2007 at 23:03
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  - 4
  Hmm
  
  Only watched the first 10 minutes & switched off. Hadn't realised it was subtitled and couldn't get into the film at all.
  
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  - Essex
  - 11 Feb 2008 at 13:28
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  the golden door
  
  did not even bother to watch it as it is un foreign
  
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- - ivy
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  - Boston
  - 14 Apr 2008 at 16:51
- - 9
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  not very good
  
  watched about 10 mins of this movie and after realising the whole thing was in italian with english subtitles and the movie was very slow, could not bare any ... read more »
  
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  - Ireland
  - 18 Mar 2008 at 14:42
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  boring
  
  this is a sllloooowwww film. i must have missed something cause i found it very boring.
  
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- - kobil
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  - London
  - 29 Mar 2008 at 14:16
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  golden door
  
  Really boring !. just could not get into it. dont bother watching.
  
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  - Dunstable
  - 11 Dec 2007 at 12:49
- - 6
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  quite boring
  
  this really was quite slow, and fairly dull as a result
  
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  - 18 Aug 2008 at 09:36

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  At the start of the 20th-century, Salvatore (Vincenzo Amato), a poor Sicilian farmer, emigrates to US. En route, he meets Lucy (Charlotte Gainsbourg), a shady character in need of a spouse to help her get through Ellis Island and into the promised land....