Golden Door backdrop
Golden Door
TMDB Letterboxd IMDb

Golden Door 2006 Directed by Emanuele Crialese Nuovomondo

The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, and a widower, decides to emigrate to the US with all his family, including his old mother. Before they embark, they meet Lucy. She is supposed to be a British lady and wants to come back to the States. Lucy, or Luce as Salvatore calls her, for unknown reasons wants to marry someone before to arrive to Ellis Island in New York. Salvatore accepts the proposal. Once they arrive in Ellis Island they spend the quarantine period trying to pass the examinations to be admitted to the States. Tests are not so simple for poor farmers coming from Sicily. Their destiny is in the hands of the custom officers.

Country Italy
Production Countries France , Italy
Language Italian
Spoken Languages English , Italian
Gneres Drama , History , Romance
Release Date 22 September 2006
118 mins
Cast
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Charlotte Gainsbourg Lucy Reed
Vincenzo Amato
Vincenzo Amato Salvatore Mancuso
Aurora Quattrocchi
Aurora Quattrocchi Fortunata Mancuso
Francesco Casisa
Francesco Casisa Angelo Mancuso
Filippo Pucillo
Filippo Pucillo Pietro Mancuso
Vincent Schiavelli
Vincent Schiavelli Don Luigi
Federica De Cola
Federica De Cola Rita D'Agostini
Isabella Ragonese
Isabella Ragonese Rosa Napolitano
Massimo Laguardia
Massimo Laguardia Mangiapane
Filippo Luna
Filippo Luna Don Ercole
Andrea Prodan
Andrea Prodan Del Fiore
Ernesto Mahieux
Ernesto Mahieux Dr. Zampino
Marcelo Benassi
Marcelo Benassi Il Gatto
Giuseppe Sangiorgi
Giuseppe Sangiorgi Uomo Olive
Alessandra Fazzino
Alessandra Fazzino Santa
Giuseppe Culino
Giuseppe Culino Dottore
Natale Russo
Natale Russo Examiner (voice)
Vincenzo Diglio
Vincenzo Diglio Italian Emigrant (voice)
Chiara Gioncardi
Chiara Gioncardi Italian Emigrant (voice)
Paola Lelio
Paola Lelio Italian Emigrant (voice)
Antonino Bruschetta
Antonino Bruschetta Italian Emigrant (voice)
Oriana Celentano
Oriana Celentano Italian Emigrant (voice)
Nino D'Agata
Nino D'Agata Italian Emigrant (voice)
Antonio Angrisano
Antonio Angrisano Italian Emigrant (voice)
Salvatore Gioncardi
Salvatore Gioncardi Italian Emigrant (voice)
Cetti Arancio
Cetti Arancio Italian Emigrant (voice)
Doriana Chierici
Doriana Chierici Italian Emigrant (voice)
Adriana Angrisano
Adriana Angrisano Italian Emigrant (voice)
Paolo De Vita
Paolo De Vita Italian Emigrant (voice)
Ilaria Giorgino
Ilaria Giorgino Italian Emigrant (voice)
Gaetano Lizzio
Gaetano Lizzio Italian Emigrant (voice)
Massimiliano Plinio
Massimiliano Plinio Italian Emigrant (voice)
Gianfranco Miranda
Gianfranco Miranda Italian Emigrant (voice)
Antonio Tallura
Antonio Tallura Italian Emigrant (voice)
Alexia Murray
Alexia Murray American Official (voice)
Crew
Director
Emanuele Crialese
Emanuele Crialese
Producers
Alexandre Mallet-Guy
Alexandre Mallet-Guy
Fabrizio Mosca
Fabrizio Mosca
Emanuele Crialese
Emanuele Crialese
Cinematography
Agnès Godard
Agnès Godard
Composer
Antonio Castrigano
Antonio Castrigano
Editor
Maryline Monthieux
Maryline Monthieux
Production Design
Carlos Conti
Carlos Conti
Visual Effects
Christian Rajaud
Christian Rajaud
Original Writer
Emanuele Crialese
Emanuele Crialese
Set Designer
Carlos Conti
Carlos Conti
Costume Design
Mariano Tufano
Mariano Tufano
Casting
Norma Angeleri
Norma Angeleri