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Brooklyn
The movie follows Eilis Lacey, an Irish immigrant, who lands in 1950s Brooklyn. The initial shackles of homesickness quickly diminish as a fresh romance sweeps Eilis into the intoxicating charm of love. But when her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.
1974, Dublin, Ireland
22 February 1950, Smethwick, West Midlands, England, UK
5 December 1980, Montréal, Québec, Canada
22 November 1982, Waterford, Ireland
8 March 1984, Galway, Ireland
30 May 1955, Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland
24 July 1991, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
11 September 1964, London, England, UK
12 April 1994, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
24 April 1954, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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]
July 19, 2016
Brooklyn is heart-warming, funny, and thought-provoking. It also looks just ravishing.
August 04, 2016
Crowley's unpretentious drama has a sensitivity for its protagonist's emotional journey that's richly rewarding throughout.
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.
October 14, 2016
Simple, sublime perfection.
November 20, 2015
Although not without moments of sadness and tragedy, Brooklyn is sublimely uplifting and life affirming.
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.
December 31, 2015
I could have hung out with everyone in Brooklyn for hours: It's a world you won't want to leave.
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 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.
November 24, 2015
It's a witty, dreamy love letter to independence and self-discovery - no matter where you call home.
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.
