This
film is set in New York of 1921.
Ewa Cybulska and her sister Magda arrive for a new life in New York from
their home country of Poland. At Ellis
Island, the doctors tell Ewa that they must quarantine her sister because of
tuberculosis. The immigration
authorities also tell Ewa that the address she has for her aunt and uncle is fictitious. This address doesn’t exist and the relatives were not there to meet the sisters. Ewa is placed in a line of people to be
deported back to their home country.
Bruno visits her in the line, he offers to help her, give her a place to stay and a job to earn
money. What Ewa doesn’t know is
that this is not a life she would choose for herself if she had any
choices. She also later finds out the
address for her aunt and uncle.
There
were many times I wanted to punch Bruno through my screen!! He’s heartless, cruel and he’s
supposedly in love with Ewa. He
had mental problems and the way he treats Ewa is no way to treat anyone you
care about. Ewa thinks she has
found someone else when she meets Bruno’s cousin Orlando. 3 1/2* (I liked this movie)
120
min, Drama directed by James Gray with Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix,
Jeremy Renner, Dagmara Dominczyk, Jikcy Schnee, Elena Solovey, Maja Wampuszyc,
Ilia Volok, Angela Sarafyan.
Note: Imdb 6.6 out of 10, 88% critic 60%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 3*, Amazon 3.4* out of 5* with 40
reviews.
Special
Note: In 1917, Charlie Chaplin
made a movie also titled The Immigrant.
In this film, Chaplin's Little Tramp persona gives a secretive kick to the rear end of
an immigration official. The name Ewa is pronounced like it was spelled Ava. The
director James Gray has said this film is based on the stories he heard from
his grandparents. The working
titles for this film were Low Life and The Nightingale.
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