Brooklyn

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

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 57 Minutes
Release Year:
2015
Brooklyn (2015)

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

Brooklyn (2015) - Trailer

Release Date:

25 Nov 2015

Language:

English, Latin, Irish

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

John Crowley

Writer:

Nick Hornby, Colm Tóibín (novel)

Main Actors:

Saoirse Ronan, Hugh Gormley, Brid Brennan, Maeve McGrath

Plot:

In late 1951, Eilis Lacey, a young Irish girl, emigrates to Brooklyn. Sponsored by Father Flood, a priest from her native town Enniscorthy, she is assured to find a full-time job there. But the early days are tough, seasickness being soon replaced by loneliness and homesickness, two feelings all the more acutely felt by Eilis for having had to leave behind her widowed mother and her dear sister Rose. She nevertheless little by little manages to find her footing by adapting to her job as a salesgirl, by studying bookkeeping at Brooklyn College as well as with a little help from both Father Flood and Mrs. Kehoe, the owner of the boarding school she now lives in. And not only does graduation follow but love shows its face in Tony, an Italian-American plumber, full of adoration and respect for her. They end up marrying, although keeping the thing secret. It is at that point that tragedy strikes inciting Eilis to return to Enniscorthy to support her mother morally. And there a strange thing happens : she gradually gets lured by the charms of her native place, going far as to let herself be wooed by Jim Farrell, a young local.

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 37 wins & 152 nominations.

Gross profit:

$30,459,009

Production:

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
97%
Metacritic:
88%