Brooklyn
{5/5} “I’ll tell you this much: I am going to ask Father Flood to preach a sermon on the dangers of giddiness. I now see that giddiness is the eighth deadly sin. A giddy girl is every bit as evil as a slothful man, and the noise she makes is a lot worse.”
Brooklyn, released in 2015
Eilis has arrived in America to start her new life. She missed Ireland and she finds working as a salesperson not particularly fulfilling. But the priest who arranged it so she could come has signed her up for a night class in bookkeeping. Maybe she can find a better job — and maybe she can find a young man to spend some time with. When Eilis returns to Ireland because of a death in the family she becomes torn between two worlds.
The story takes place in the 1950s.
Saoirse Ronan was always superbly talented as a kid and now that she’s a young woman that continues.
The story might be straightforward, but it’s told in a funny, sad, and beautiful way.
Stars Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, and Domhnall Gleeson. Directed by John Crowley (Boy A). The Irish flavoured music is by Michael Brook.
April 9th, 2016 at 9:44 am
Dave, have you heard about this?
http://www.vogue.com/13419528/saoirse-ronan-ben-whishaw-the-crucible-broadway/
April 9th, 2016 at 10:58 am
Wow, sounds like a trip to New York might be in order.