Nuovomondo, a thought-provoking film about the Italian immigrants who left for the States many moons ago. I have seldom seen a film shot so tight and claustrophobically. At the same time it captures an experience that appeals to our connectedness as humanity rather than as individuals. When I lived in New York, I would go some days to Ellis Island, lie in the grass and gaze upon Manhattan Island and I would feel comforted by the ghosts of the dreamers from long ago.They were people humbled by hardship and confounded by the abstractions that tried to put a value on them. Although I am a loner, I will often lose myself in the joys that humanity does provide. A good film that provides a somewhat less glamorized view of the immigrant experience than that typified by a reveal on the Statue of Liberty.
Review of Golden Door
