Brooklyn

Brooklyn

2015 "Two countries, two loves, one heart"
Brooklyn
Brooklyn

Brooklyn

7.5 | 1h51m | PG-13 | en | Drama

In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.

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7.5 | 1h51m | PG-13 | en | Drama , Romance | More Info
Released: November. 04,2015 | Released Producted By: Fox Searchlight Pictures , BBC Film Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/brooklyn/
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In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.

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Cast

Saoirse Ronan , Domhnall Gleeson , Emory Cohen

Director

Irene O'Brien

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Fox Searchlight Pictures , BBC Film

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proud_luddite In 1952, Eilis Lacey (played by Saoirse Ronan) is a young woman who immigrates from a small Irish town to Brooklyn where she is to start a new life. During a visit back home, she feels conflicted about whether she should stay there or return to her new life in the U.S."Brooklyn" is a sweet film that succeeds at being sentimental without being cloying. It has an old-fashioned warmth particularly when it is being romantic.There are other aspects to admire especially a scene when homeless Irish male immigrants are being fed a Christmas dinner. There are also two acting stalwarts who contribute well to the film: Jim Broadbent as a kindly Irish priest who helps other Irish immigrants; and Julie Walters who is quite funny as a strict Irish landlady of a boarding house of young Irish women.The film is not without flaws including a small-town bully seems too one-dimensional. The role of Eilis' mother could also have been better developed. While Eilis (pronounced Ailish) faces a major dilemma near the end, there seemed to be a hurry to wrap things up. When one must make a major decision in life (as Eilis does), there is often sadness at the choice left behind. Eilis's attitude seemed too one-sided. This inner conflict was better handled in "The Namesake", a 2006 independent U.S. film.Despite these flaws, "Brooklyn" is still admirable especially for Ronan's performance. In the beginning, Eilis is shy, awkward, out of place, and homesick. Her transition throughout the movie is believable and touching. As a child actress in "Atonement" back in 2007, Ronan showed great potential which is proven further in "Brooklyn". Let's hope to see more of her.
alireza-akhlaghi84 The awesome and lovely Brooklyn movie - 2015 and the genre of drama and romance. In the true sense, doubts is the most appropriate word in the key moments of the movie stream, the audience in an inner challenge is in the position and getting right from the first character of the story in that moments. Especially when in the film we find that the personality of the first character of the story, Ronan Saurice, as Ellis, is a highly introverted, conservative and literary human. On the other hand, the situation for the first character of the story is such that returning home with a rotation of one hundred and eighty degrees of livelihood situation and working conditions. Doubts and finally thinking, perhaps by coercion, but ultimately by accepting particular conditions in a unique way, this film has to be seen with the world and more angles familiar to introverted people emotionally.
sally-93052 I enjoyed the movie as something for light entertainment. I would call it "gentle drama." It was a visually appealing film, and I did enjoy that more than the actual script. One thing that is a pet peeve of mine and very, very common in the UK setting movies and television mini-series, is everything is perfect: the clothes, the hair, the immaculate homes, the neatness. Never a hair out of place, or a home-made hairdo or makeup. Supposed to believe that this young woman is not rich, yet her hair, makeup and clothing are perfect. That annoys me so much in UK films. American films are much more able to portray the messiness and imperfection of real life when it comes to clothes, hair and surroundings.
MartinHafer "Brooklyn" was a frustrating movie to watch. So much of it was perfect...the amazing costuming that really evoked the early 1950s, great direction, the amazingly perfect music and some of the best acting I've seen in years. Yet despite having all this, the film STILL frustrated me because of a problem with the plot. This problem is an easy one to work out...yet inexplicably it became monstrously huge. Eilis (Saoirse Ronan) is a young Irish lady who has just learned she's being sponsored to go to America. While she's thrilled with a chance at a new life, it's all so overwhelming and strange and you follow Eilis on her journey. The first half of the film is incredibly sweet and nice. I knew since it was a movie things could not stay this way but I sure was hoping it would. Sadly, Eilis' sister has died and she must go back home...and leave the lovely Italian-American man she's come to love and just married. Inexplicably, when she arrives back in Ireland, she doesn't tell anyone she is married and even leads a wonderful man on by making him think he had a chance with her. And, through all this I felt like screaming "WHY wouldn't you just tell everyone you are married and be done with it??? That's what any sane person would do!!"....and that is why no matter how much I loved the film it misses out on being a classic.