BROOKLYN tells the moving story of Eilis Lacey, a young Irish immigrant navigating her way through 1950s Brooklyn. Lured by the promise of America, Eilis departs Ireland and the comfort of her mother’s home for the shores of New York City. The initial shackles of homesickness quickly diminish as a fresh romance sweeps Eilis into the intoxicating charm of love. But soon, her new vivacity is disrupted by her past, and she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within (from Youtube)
Can I just start
saying this film is poignantly beautiful? To have a visual idea of how
beautiful it is in every sense, have a
look at any of the close-ups you can find in the web of Saoirse Ronan as
Eilis, its protagonist. She is the embodiment of all the beauty in this movie.
Pale, sweet features, big blue eyes staring at an unkown, vast, scary world.