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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, Audio Commentary, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, English, Spanish Subtitled
Intimately told by their 11-year-old daughter Christy (Sarah Bolger), a child wise beyond her years, is a coming-of-age story about an Irish couple (Samantha Morton, Paddy Considine) trying to find their way In America. To Christy and her younger sister Ariel (played by real-life sister Emma Bolger), America is a place of magic where anything is possible. To their parents, it represents a place to begin anew. Carried by the girls' youthful hope and faith, the family finds the heart to live and love again. Together they find home. In America is directed by Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot, In The Name of the Father) who co-wrote the original screenplay with his filmmaker daughters Naomi and Kristen Sheridan.
"Has a warmth that's utterly enchanting, and a tenderness that's genuinely touching. This is a real gem." Glenn Kenny, Premiere
"It is that rare find: a film that is as emotionally truthful as it is satisfying. " Jean Oppenheimer, Dallas Observer
"In America is the most unexpected and personal triumph yet from Jim Sheridan." Michael Sragow, Baltimore Sun
Editor's Note
Jim Sheridan's autobiographical film, IN AMERICA, begins as Irish immigrants Johnny (Paddy Considine), his wife Sarah (Samantha Morton), and their two daughters drive their wood-paneled station wagon across the Canadian border and into the United States. As they enter New York City at night, 10-year-old Christy (Emma Bolger) records the lights, skyscrapers, and general excitement on her camcorder. Her little sister Ariel (Sarah Bolger) coos at all there is to see, and the whole family is filled with new hope. With no money to live on, they settle into the top floor of a flophouse tenement inhabited by transvestites and drug addicts. The dilapidated building is at first intimidating, but with a little redecorating and a change of perspective, the family turns it into a bohemian paradise. While Johnny goes to auditions, trying to get his break as an actor, Sarah works at the ice cream shop down the street and the girls go to Catholic school. A budding friendship with their ominous neighbor, Mateo (Djimon Hounsou), brings a much-needed spirituality to the family's happy but difficult struggle to survive. A beautiful and touching film about the risks that families take striving for a colorful, successful, happy life, IN AMERICA is above all a tribute to New York City in all its glory: its diversity of people and opportunity, its violence and grit, and its sometimes overwhelming energy.
| Features | 9 Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary | | Alternate Ending | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; French, Spanish Dolby Surround | | Both Widescreen And Fullscreen Versions | | Director Commentary | | Interactive Menus | | Making-Of Featurette | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, Spanish |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 6/7/2005 |
| Running Time: 105 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2003 | | Catalog ID: 2221671 | | UPC: 00024543116714 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (2004) | | | Djimon Hounsou, Nominee, Best Actor in a Supporting Role | | | Samantha Morton, Nominee, Best Actress in a Leading Role | | | Jim Sheridan, et al., Nominee, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
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| | Professional Reviews | Total Film
"...Sheridan's movie has just enough charm to pull it all off with a flourish. A sparkling effort, full of tears and smiles..." 11/01/2003 p.96Movieline's Hollywood Life
"...Poignant....Sheridan gets wonderful performances from all of the actors, particularly from the two young girls, who act with assurance and spontaneity..." 11/01/2003 p.116-18 New York Times
"...[A] modest, touching film....What lingers in the mind after you have seen his movie is the rough, radiant individuality of his characters..." 11/26/2003 p.E5 Los Angeles Times
"...IN AMERICA is going to shake you up and hang you out to dry if you give it the chance....Luminously photographed..." 11/26/2003 p.C4 Entertainment Weekly
"...There are moments that speak emotional volumes..." 12/05/2003 p.70 Rolling Stone
"...Forceful, funny and impassioned....It gets to you..." 12/11/2003 p.214 James Berardinelli's ReelViews 8 of 10
In many ways, it's a pleasure to encounter a motion picture about immigration that doesn't have an o
Rolling Stone 8 of 10
This movie is owned by the Bolger sisters, whom only a grinch wouldn't take to heart. In addition to - Peter Travers
Chicago Sun-Times 10 of 10
From Ireland and Nigeria, from China, the Philippines, Poland, India, Mexico and Vietnam, we get the - Roger Ebert
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