Brooklyn

— “Brooklyn” is a gorgeous film, the kind where you can almost feel the texture of every floral print, all those cotton shirts and wool slacks are perfectly ironed, and every home reminds you of the past. Luckily, it has more going for it than just a pretty face. The story unfolds more like you’re reading the novel than watching the film so most things move at a slower but appropriate pace. At first it almost seems like it’s just another immigrant love story, well-crafted perhaps, but nothing special, and then the story expands to consider sibling love, the meaning of home, the price of change, the value of heritage and of cultural blending, the need for both earnestness and acceptance, and the cost of personal growth. There’s just the right amount of nostalgia and anticipation in this tale of a woman torn between two generations, two countries, and two loves.

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[2015. 111 min. Directed by John Crowley. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, and Jim Broadbent.]
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/brooklyn-2015