Synopsis
1921 New York. An immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the confines of Ellis Island.
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Cast
- Marion CotillardEwa Cybulska
- Joaquin PhoenixBruno Weiss
- Jeremy Renner"Orlando the Magician" / Emil
- Dagmara DomińczykBelva
- Yelena SoloveyRosie Hertz
- Jicky SchneeClara
- Maja WampuszycEdyta Bistricky
- Ilia VolokWojtek Bistricky
- Angela SarafyanMagda Cybulska
- Antoni CoroneCustoms Officer Thomas McNally
Recommendations
- 88
Slant Magazine
In its stripped-down realism and blistering fixation on its main character's grappling with life and mortality, the film is kin to Roberto Rossellini's collaborations with Ingrid Bergman. - 83
The Playlist
The Immigrant is contained, restrained, thoughtful filmmaking that satisfies on nearly every level, except for the desire for a little chaos. - 83
IndieWire
Gray's fifth directorial effort is a conflicting experience admirable and powerfully executed in parts, cold and meandering in others. - 80
Variety
This rich, beautifully rendered film boasts an arrestingly soulful performance from Marion Cotillard. - 80
Film.com
Its final scenes and sublimely framed last, lingering shot are extraordinary. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Enhanced by a splendidly atmospheric recreation of the Lower East Side, the intimately focused work is anchored by another superior performance by Marion Cotillard. - 40
The Telegraph
Dialogue aside, the craftsmanship is unimpeachable, and Gray takes a timeless approach to pacing and camerawork: even the sunlight is sepia-tinted. But the grand themes of loyalty and ambition never catch fire, and the film’s few truly memorable moments are invariably its smallest. - 40
The Guardian
The Immigrant is certainly different: but Gray seems to run out of ideas and the film is shapeless and unsatisfying.
