Brooklyn is a 2015 romantic historical drama film directed by John Crowley and written by Nick Hornby, based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Colm Tóibín. It is a co-production between the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada. The film stars Saoirse Ronan in the lead role, with Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, and Julie Walters in supporting roles. Set in 1951, the plot follows Eilis Lacey, a young Irish woman who emigrates to Brooklyn to find employment.
There she marries an Italian plumber called Tony, before being forced to choose between her home town of Enniscorthy or her new life in Brooklyn. Filming began in Ireland in April 2014 that lasted three weeks, until production was moved to Montreal, Quebec for a further four weeks. Additional filming took place on Coney Island.
- Starring : Saoirse Ronan / Domhnall Gleeson
- Genre : Drama / Romance
- Country : United Kingdom / Canada / Ireland / United States
- Language : English / Latin / Irish
- Director : John Crowley
- Production : Fox Searchlight Pictures / Wildgaze Films / BBC Films / Parallel Film Productions / BAI / BFI Film Fund / Broadcasting Authority of Ireland / Bun and Ham Productions / Crédit d’Impôt Cinéma et Télévision / Finola Dwyer Productions / HanWay Films / Ingenious Productions / Item 7 / Quebec Film and Television Tax Credit / Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) / SODEC / Screen Ireland / The Government of Ireland / Téléfilm Canada
- Distributor : Twentieth Century Fox / 20th Century Fox India / 20th Century Fox / 20th Century Fox de Venezuela / Camera Film / CinemArt / Cinépolis Distribución / Energía Entusiasta / Forum Film / Fox Searchlight Pictures / Front Row Filmed Entertainment / Imperial / Cinepix / Lionsgate UK / Mongrel Media / NOS Audiovisuais / Odeon / SF Film Finland / Sundream Motion Pictures / The Moments Entertainment / Tour de Force / Transmission Films / Twentieth Century Fox C.I.S. / Ukrainian Film Distribution / Warner Bros. F.E. / Warner Bros. / bf Distribution / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / Film1 / HanWay Films / TV3 / Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Brooklyn movie
Brooklyn release date
- January 26, 2015 : USA (Sundance Film Festival)
- September 13, 2015 : Canada (Toronto International Film Festival)
- September 30, 2015 : Canada (Calgary Film Festival)
- October 7, 2015 : USA (New York Film Festival)
- October 9, 2015 : USA (Hamptons International Film Festival)
- October 10, 2015 : USA (Mill Valley Film Festival)
- October 12, 2015 : UK (London Film Festival)
- October 20, 2015 : USA (Chicago International Film Festival)
- October 23, 2015 : Germany (Hof International Film Festival)
- October 24, 2015 : USA (Middleburg Film Festival)
- October 27, 2015 : USA (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
- October 29, 2015 : USA (Los Angeles, California) (premiere)
- October 31, 2015 : Australia (BBC FIRST British Film Festival Australia)
- November 2, 2015 : USA (Austin Film Festival)
- November 3, 2015 : USA (New York City, New York) (premiere)
- November 4, 2015 : USA (limited)
- November 5, 2015 : USA (Denver International Film Festival)
- November 5, 2015 : USA (Virginia Film Festival)
- November 6, 2015 : UK
- November 6, 2015 : Ireland
- November 6, 2015 : USA (St. Louis International Film Festival)
- November 25, 2015 : USA
- December 1, 2015 : Canada (European Union Film Festival)
- December 15, 2015 : France (Les Arcs European Film Festival)
- January 21, 2016 : Germany
- January 27, 2016 : Philippines
- January 30, 2016 : Sweden (Göteborg Film Festival)
- February 4, 2016 : Israel
- February 11, 2016 : Australia
- February 18, 2016 : Singapore
- February 26, 2016 : Spain
- February 26, 2016 : Sweden
- March 9, 2016 : France
- July 1, 2016 : Japan
- November 23, 2016 : Japan (Tama Cinema Forum)
Brooklyn cast
- Saoirse Ronan as Eilis
- Hugh Gormley as Priest (as Father Matt Glynn)
- Brid Brennan as Miss Kelly
- Maeve McGrath as Mary
- Emma Lowe as Mrs Brady
- Barbara Drennan as Shabby Woman
- Gillian McCarthy as Timid Woman
- Fiona Glascott as Rose Lacey
- Jane Brennan as Mary Lacey
- Eileen O’Higgins as Nancy
- Peter Campion as George Sheridan
- Eva Birthistle as Georgina
- James Corscadden as Ship Waiter
- Julie Walters as Mrs. Kehoe
- Emily Bett Rickards as Patty
Brooklyn premiered on 26 January 2015 at the Sundance Film Festival. It opened in limited release on 4 November 2015 in the US and the UK on 6 November 2015. It was later screened on 13 September 2015 at the Toronto International Film Festival during the Special Presentations section. It was theatrically released in the United Kingdom and Ireland by Lionsgate on 6 November 2015. It was given a limited release by Mongrel Media in Toronto and Vancouver on 20 November 2015 before opening nationwide in Canada on 11 December. The film received critical acclaim, with many praising the screenplay and direction. Ronan’s performance was highlighted by many critics, earning her several nominations for Best Actress, including a BAFTA, Critics’ Choice, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay, and won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film.
Brooklyn was also named one of the best films of 2015, featuring on more than 120 “Top 10” film critics’ lists. The film was ranked 48th on BBC’s 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century.
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