E-video
The Immigrant.
In James Gray's THE IMMIGRANT, Ewa Cybulski (Marion Cotillard) 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 (Angela Sarafyan) 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 (Joaquin Phoenix), a charming but wicked man who takes her in and forces her into prostitution. The arrival of Orlando (Jeremy Renner) - a dashing stage magician who is also Bruno's cousin - restores her self-belief and hopes for a brighter future, becoming her only chance to escape the nightmare in which she finds herself.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (117 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
- Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Lionsgate, 2014.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Title from title frames. Film In Process Record. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Jeremy Renner, Joaquin Phoenix, Marion Cotillard |
| Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | Originally produced by Lionsgate in 2014. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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| Subject: | Historical drama. Drama. Motion pictures. Romance. |
| Genre: | Feature films. |
Electronic resources
https://innisfilidealab.kanopy.com/node/12306496
- A Kanopy streaming video
Summary:
In James Gray's THE IMMIGRANT, Ewa Cybulski (Marion Cotillard) 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 (Angela Sarafyan) 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 (Joaquin Phoenix), a charming but wicked man who takes her in and forces her into prostitution. The arrival of Orlando (Jeremy Renner) - a dashing stage magician who is also Bruno's cousin - restores her self-belief and hopes for a brighter future, becoming her only chance to escape the nightmare in which she finds herself.
