Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 2015 romantic drama that follows young Eilis who is lured by the promise of America as she leaves Ireland, but her past finally caught up with her and she is left to choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.
8 March 1984, Galway, Ireland
24 May 1949, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
7 March 1966, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
11 September 1964, London, England, UK
1974, Dublin, Ireland
22 November 1982, Waterford, Ireland
30 December 1986, Montréal, Québec, Canada
5 December 1980, Montréal, Québec, Canada
30 May 1955, Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland
19 October 1990, Canada
24 April 1954, Montréal, Québec, Canada
27 April 1968, Faial, Açores, Portugal
13 March 1990, New York City, New York, USA
October 20, 1970 in England, UK
October 14, 2016
Simple, sublime perfection.
August 04, 2016
Crowley's unpretentious drama has a sensitivity for its protagonist's emotional journey that's richly rewarding throughout.
July 19, 2016
Brooklyn is heart-warming, funny, and thought-provoking. It also looks just ravishing.
February 24, 2017
Starring Saoirse Ronan in a career-defining role (even more so than her first Academy Award-nominated performance in 2007's Atonement), it may just be among the finer historical period pieces in recent memory.
November 20, 2015
Although not without moments of sadness and tragedy, Brooklyn is sublimely uplifting and life affirming.
February 28, 2017
Based on Colm Toibin's novel, and starring Saoirse Ronan as an Irish immigrant in 1950s New York, this genial drama about leaving home welcomes you in.
November 20, 2015
Fans of the novel, of which I'm one, may find the film sweeter and more romantic than Toibin's original conception.
November 24, 2015
With compassion, a touch of melancholy and a sense of wonder, Brooklyn reveals the profound truths in a simple, familiar story, ending on a note that's achingly bittersweet, no matter where you're from.
December 19, 2016
Brooklyn is one of the best films ever made about leaving one's homeland in search of a better life, and forging a new path. [Full review in Japanese]
November 24, 2015
It's a witty, dreamy love letter to independence and self-discovery - no matter where you call home.
November 19, 2015
Ronan, in every scene of the film, creates a reserved young woman who seems to mature before our eyes, quietly revealing Eilis' open, yearning heart.
December 31, 2015
I could have hung out with everyone in Brooklyn for hours: It's a world you won't want to leave.
