A Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land.
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You won't be disappointed!
It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.
This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
It was like watching 30 Woody Allens frantically talking at the same time. At some moments a bit overwhelming but, all in all a good movie, also reminds me on Woody Allen's "Radio days". America, when the american dream was still a thing people believed in.
As quite a few people have pointed out, this will especially appeal to people who migrated to other countries. It doesn't have to be the USA, it could be the people who came to Germany after the second world war or other countries. With Armin M. Stahl you have a heavyweight actor, but you also get Elijah Wood as a kid. Who knows if someone thought he'd become famous like that, back then? The title of course is a clue in itself, but the movie is nicely paced drama. I only watched it this year (at the Berlin International Festival) but I think the impact the movie has, still works. It didn't lose anything over the years. Hopefully you are in the right state of mind, while watching it
1st watched 5/18/2007 - 9 out of 10(Dir-Barry Levinson): Wonderful storytelling and performances in this very personal account of a family from Russia in the early 1900's and their life adventures in America. The story is told from the grandfather's perspective, played remarkably by Armin Mueller-Stahl, who arrived in Baltimore in 1914 during the 4th of July celebration and was mesmerized and humbled by the city's grand welcoming party. It is told by interweaving flashbacks as the grandfather tells the story to his grandchildren but the current storyline is kept in place. We see how family's start in-tact and then are spread apart by distance, class, jeolousy and petty bickering chronicling how probably many families were separated once arriving in the United States. We see enterprising young people trying to make it big in this new land of opportunity and their ups and downs in that struggle, portrayed by cousins played by Aidan Quinn and Kevin Pollack. We see the rough interchange between the mama's boys' new wife and the stepmother as they try to keep the family together despite the American mentality in it's early formings of keeping each unit to themselves independently. All of this intertwined with excellent performances, direction, visuals and a quiet stroll thru their lives. I admit, there are some minor story additions that seemed un-necessary but for the most part this is a well done perspective of America from those coming here from another country and enjoying it. A rare, clean family movie about a family that should be seen by all families.
A moving account, of the adversities that are the catalysis of breaking up a family. Also the growth of love, and prosperity in a new country.This movie has a profound, meaning of loyalty, and the under lying tones of what disrespect really is.The cast, was well chosen, and it is believed that each, researched their characters in depth.Not many movies would I pay to see, this one is most definitely on the pay for view list.
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