Brooklyn, 2015. Directed by John Crowley. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent and Julie Walters. SYNOPSIS: An Irish immigrant lands in 1950’s Brooklyn for a fresh start and falls in love. But when tragedy forces her to return home, she must choose between the two countries and the lives and loves within them. Being […]
51st Chicago International Film Festival Review – Brooklyn (2015)
Brooklyn, 2015. Directed by John Crowley. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Enory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Julie Walters, Michael Zegen, and Jim Broadbent. SYNOPSIS: In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Ellis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries. Eilis (Saoirse Ronan) has nothing positive going for her at home in Ireland besides a loving […]