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The immigrant /

Ewa Cybulski and her sister sail to New York from their native Poland in search of a new start and the American dream. When they reach Ellis Island, doctors discover that Magda is ill, and the two women are separated. Ewa is released onto the mean streets of Manhattan while her sister is quarantined...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Immigrant (Motion picture : 2013)
Other Authors: Gray, James, 1969- (Screenwriter), Menello, Richard (Screenwriter), Cotillard, Marion, 1975- (Actor), Phoenix, Joaquin (Actor), Renner, Jeremy (Actor), Sarafyan, Angela, 1983- (Actor), Axelrad, John (Film editor), Emter, Kayla M. (Film editor), Khondji, Darius (Cinematographer), Spelman, Christopher (composer (expression))
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English; Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Published: [Beverly Hills, California] : Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2015]
Subjects:
Women immigrants > United States > Social conditions > Drama.
Prostitutes > United States > Social conditions > Drama.
Prostitutes > Social conditions.
Women immigrants > Social conditions.
United States.
Mujeres > Estados Unidos > Condiciones sociales > Teatro.
Inmigrantes > Estados Unidos > Condiciones sociales > Teatro.
Prostitutas > Estados Unidos > Condiciones sociales > Teatro.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Description
Summary:Ewa Cybulski and her sister sail to New York from their native Poland in search of a new start and the American dream. When they reach Ellis Island, doctors discover that Magda is ill, and the two women are separated. Ewa is released onto the mean streets of Manhattan while her sister is quarantined. Alone, with nowhere to turn and desperate to reunite with Magda, Ewa quickly falls prey to Bruno, a charming but wicked man who takes her in and forces her into prostitution.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.
Special features: feature commentary with writer/director James Gray; the visual inspiration of "The Immigrant"; theatrical trailer.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (117 minutes) : sound, color, DVD video ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, NTSC region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for sexual content, nudity and some language.
Production Credits:Film editors, John Axelrad, Kayla M. Emter ; director of photography, Darius Khondji ; music, Christopher Spelman ; music supervisor, Dana Sano.