Crialese’s Golden Door

 As you watch Crialese’s Golden Door, pay attention to how the initial sequences suggest the idea of America as a promised land of plenty, through the use of photographs. While you watch, notice the representation of the Sicilian landscape, life and culture at the beginning of the 20th century. Food for thought: – Environment in which the characters live; – Difference between an (Italian) female versus a male migrant; – Lucy’s supposed privileged position compared to Rita’s and Rosa’s; – Contrast between Old World and New World forms of knowledge and cultures.