The Immigrant

2013 1h 57m EN

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6.3

MID

★6.3TMDB · 898

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Marion Cotillard
Ewa Cybulska
Joaquin Phoenix
Bruno Weiss
Jeremy Renner
"Orlando the Magician" / Emil
Dagmara Dominczyk
Belva
Yelena Solovey
Rosie Hertz
Jicky Schnee
Clara
Maja Wampuszyc
Edyta Bistricky
Ilia Volok
Wojtek Bistricky

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James Gray
Writers: Ric Menello, James Gray
Languages: Latin, English, Polish
Countries: United States of America, France

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MONEY

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Earned back only 37% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Latin, English, Polish.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, France.

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CAST

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268+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by James Gray, shot by Darius Khondji. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christopher Spelman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor John Axelrad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

James Gray directs. Darius Khondji behind the camera. Christopher Spelman scores. John Axelrad cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America, France. Dialogue in Latin, English, Polish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 37% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Latin, English, Polish.
4International production across 2 countries: United States of America, France.
5268+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by James Gray, shot by Darius Khondji. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Christopher Spelman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor John Axelrad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Marion Cotillard and Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Renner carry the top of the cast.
10IMDB entry: tt1951181 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 16 themes, including "new york city", "immigrant", "ship", "quarantine".
12Released under 17 different titles around the world.