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In 1921, Polish Catholic sisters Ewa (Marion Cotillard) and Magda (Angela Sarafyan) arrive at Ellis Island, New York City as immigrants looking for a better life after escaping their ravaged home in post–Great War Poland. Magda is quarantined because of her lung disease.
Oct 21, 2014 · A new film starring Marion Cotillard and Joaquin Phoenix tells the real immigrant story. Tom Brook reports. “I think that the notion of the American dream loses power,” says director James Gray.
May 16, 2014 · Did she actually exist in life, or was a woman like Ewa only found in movies and books? That’s difficult to say, though Gray himself has said that “The Immigrant” is based largely on the remembrances of his grandparents.
After her sister is quarantined at Ellis Island, a Polish nurse (Marion Cotillard) is forced into prostitution by a theater manager (Joaquin Phoenix) who moonlights as a pimp.
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May 15, 2014 · In American popular culture, and in the private lore of millions of American families, the immigrant experience of the late-19th and early 20th centuries is often presented as a chronicle of...
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In 1921, Polish Catholic sisters Ewa (Marion Cotillard) and Magda (Angela Sarafyan) arrive at Ellis Island, New York City as immigrants looking for a better life after escaping their ravaged home in post-Great War Poland.
Aug 14, 2024 · Immigration has been a cornerstone of the American story, shaping our nation’s identity, values, and progress. Yet misconceptions about immigration persist, fueled by fearmongering rhetoric that dehumanizes immigrants and stokes unwarranted fears.
