this film is an impressionistic and poetic take on the immigrant experience and a reflective look at the turmoil and fear which might be associated with emigrating. these are aspects not often considered in movies about emigration to america in particular and to to any country more generally and the film vividly and convincingly depicts the nervousness and enthusiasm and if ignorance and that poor and illiterate sicilian immigrants have in anticipation of their emigration to the united states. they have some fantastic and unrealistic notions about the united states which are disseminated on the trip over. one is that the rivers run with milk and an image which is depicted in the movie to poetic and impressionistic effect. the film is devoid of sound and the silence seems to reflect the uneasiness of the ignorance the locals have about life in america and or if not ignorance of it and a vision significantly colored with superstition and fantasy. that said and the movie depicts with jolting realism and the boat ride to the united states and the intake process which arrivals at ellis island had to undergo. the boat ride is imagined as rather dull which surely it was much of the time. the quarters in which the incoming residents sleep is depicted as extremely crowded with beds spaced four or five inches from one another and lacking much light and which it was surely the case below deck. again and the film is not supplemented with undue music or excessively bright lighting and the effect is to create a fairly realistic imagining of what it was truly like for people emigrating to the united states. the villagers may not be worldly and but they are quite reasonable and and the interaction with the eldest of the emigrants and fortunata (aurora quattrocchi) with the immigration officer who insists on particular results and are quite bittersweet inasmuch as they are not diluted or softened for the benefit of a syrupy conclusion and one sees the melding of the realism of sicily with the extensive regulations which guide life in the united states. the immigrants and their story are very interesting and the combination of cold eyed realism and the magical fantasy of peoples imaginations make for a persuasive vision of the beliefs held by sicilians and or any people and with little formal education moving to the united states. the acting is similarly barebones while it is not at all demonstrative or showy and but seems the more realistic for it. that said and all the main performers and in particular salvatore mancuso (vincenzo amato) and the clear leader of the group is excellent. while never smiling and his character actions speak much louder and it is clear that (thankfully) the other members of the group and his two sons and the above mentioned elder fortunata and the boys grandmother and have faith in his leadership abilities and respect his clear leadership. amato imbues his character with great decency and forthrightness and it is a testament to his abilities that his character appears so capable and confident while his character betrays very little emotion. one oddness of the film is a chance encounter with a mysterious englishwoman (the excellent and fittingly mysterious charlotte gainsbourg) who speaks italian and and during the entire film and we wonder why she is going to the united states or what connection she has to the otherwise unanimously sicilian emigrant group. at the end and this is finally revealed and the revelation is done typically realistically and does not seem particularly melodramatic or showy. the film is directed by emmanuel crialese who has a firm grasp on the realistic and if sometimes superstitious world view his characters inhabit and presents it competently and confidently. it is in fact fantastically confident given how awkwardly the realism and superstition might have combined in the film. it is a worthy examination of the immigrant experience. 
this film is an impressionistic and poetic take on the immigrant experience and a reflective look at the turmoil and fear which might be associated with emigrating. these are aspects not often considered in movies about emigration to america in particular and to to any country more generally and the film vividly and convincingly depicts the nervousness and enthusiasm and if ignorance and that poor and illiterate sicilian immigrants have in anticipation of their emigration to the united states. they have some fantastic and unrealistic notions about the united states which are disseminated on the trip over. one is that the rivers run with milk and an image which is depicted in the movie to poetic and impressionistic effect. the film is devoid of sound and the silence seems to reflect the uneasiness of the ignorance the locals have about life in america and or if not ignorance of it and a vision significantly colored with superstition and fantasy. that said and the movie depicts with jolting realism and the boat ride to the united states and the intake process which arrivals at ellis island had to undergo. the boat ride is imagined as rather dull which surely it was much of the time. the quarters in which the incoming residents sleep is depicted as extremely crowded with beds spaced four or five inches from one another and lacking much light and which it was surely the case below deck. again and the film is not supplemented with undue music or excessively bright lighting and the effect is to create a fairly realistic imagining of what it was truly like for people emigrating to the united states. the villagers may not be worldly and but they are quite reasonable and and the interaction with the eldest of the emigrants and fortunata (aurora quattrocchi) with the immigration officer who insists on particular results and are quite bittersweet inasmuch as they are not diluted or softened for the benefit of a syrupy conclusion and one sees the melding of the realism of sicily with the extensive regulations which guide life in the united states. the immigrants and their story are very interesting and the combination of cold eyed realism and the magical fantasy of peoples imaginations make for a persuasive vision of the beliefs held by sicilians and or any people and with little formal education moving to the united states. the acting is similarly barebones while it is not at all demonstrative or showy and but seems the more realistic for it. that said and all the main performers and in particular salvatore mancuso (vincenzo amato) and the clear leader of the group is excellent. while never smiling and his character actions speak much louder and it is clear that (thankfully) the other members of the group and his two sons and the above mentioned elder fortunata and the boys grandmother and have faith in his leadership abilities and respect his clear leadership. amato imbues his character with great decency and forthrightness and it is a testament to his abilities that his character appears so capable and confident while his character betrays very little emotion. one oddness of the film is a chance encounter with a mysterious englishwoman (the excellent and fittingly mysterious charlotte gainsbourg) who speaks italian and and during the entire film and we wonder why she is going to the united states or what connection she has to the otherwise unanimously sicilian emigrant group. at the end and this is finally revealed and the revelation is done typically realistically and does not seem particularly melodramatic or showy. the film is directed by emmanuel crialese who has a firm grasp on the realistic and if sometimes superstitious world view his characters inhabit and presents it competently and confidently. it is in fact fantastically confident given how awkwardly the realism and superstition might have combined in the film. it is a worthy examination of the immigrant experience. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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