Brooklyn (2015)
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Critic Consensus: Brooklyn buttresses outstanding performances from Saoirse Ronan and Emory Cohen with a rich period drama that tugs at the heartstrings as deftly as it satisfies the mind.
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Cast
as Eilis Lacey
as Jim Farrell
as Tony
as Nancy
as Mrs. Kehoe
as Father Flood
as Miss Kelly

as Miss McAdam
as Maurizio

as Mr. Fiorello

as Priest

as Mary

as Mrs. Brady

as Shabby Woman

as Timid Woman
as Rose
as Mary Lacey
as George Sheridan
as Georgina

as Ship Waiter
as Patty

as Diana
as Sheila
as Dorothy

as Bartocci Customer #1
as Miss Fortini

as Diner Waiter
as Mr. Rosenblum

as Young Man

as Frankie Doran
as Dolores

as Young Man at Dance

as Bartocci Customer #2
as Mrs. Fiorello

as Laurenzio
as Frankie Fiorello

as City Hall Official

as Boy's Father
as Maria

as Boy at City Hall
as Mr. Brown

as Mrs. Farrell

as Maria
as Mr. Farrell

as Mrs. Byrne

as Girl On Deck
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Critic Reviews for Brooklyn
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I could have hung out with everyone in Brooklyn for hours: It's a world you won't want to leave.
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.
Although not without moments of sadness and tragedy, Brooklyn is sublimely uplifting and life affirming.
Fans of the novel, of which I'm one, may find the film sweeter and more romantic than Toibin's original conception.

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.
Brooklyn is a simple story affectingly told, bridging the emotional gulf one feels when ambition and home are an ocean apart and love is uncertain in either place.
Audience Reviews for Brooklyn
Very nicely acted and filmed movie. I appreciated, but didn't necessarily like it. The main problem I had was that I wasn't overly keen on Eilis. There were parts to her I found cruel (such as her behaviour to the young blonde girl and the not even opening Tony's letters). This isn't the fault of the film - but it is marketed as a romantic love story with a triangle. It's actually not that romantic. I feel like Eillis was railroaded into the relationship with Tony and just drifts into another with Jim. There's no chemistry or real emotion portrayed with either. She is dishonest and seems to just let life happen to her. Even her choice at the end is circumstance more than truly her own. It did feel very real to the time period though and Soirse does a great job portraying Eillis. I can appreciate women had less options in that era and it was a different time and so would be interested to read the book and see if the character is more likeable there!
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Delightful, but not exceptional. Kinda like the real Brooklyn.
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With a nod to John Ford's The Quiet Man we go to Ireland where a young woman leaves home for a better life in America in a time when that was a thing that was done. Good performances (and great cinematography, costuming, and set design) nearly disguise the romantized telling of her finding her way, aid in the feeling of sympathy for her in what is essentially a Harlequin romance/ Hallmark postcard, however well done.
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Brooklyn Quotes
Sheila: | Why didn't you wear your blue dress? |
Eilis Lacey: | Are you asking why I didn't make more of an effort? |
Mrs. Kehoe: | I have a life half way across the sea. |
Father Flood: | Home sickness is like most sicknesses. It will pass. |
Father Flood: | Home sickness is like most sicknesses. Eventually it moves on to someone else. |
Mrs. Kehoe: | Dear Rose. I miss you and mother, and think about you every day. |
Eilis Lacey: | Dear Rose. I miss you and mother, and think about you every day. |
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