Formulate a coherent, thoughtful essay that incorporates both the film and the course readings. This paper should be 5 pages in length. Use the attached rubric as a guide to how the paper will be evaluated.

Discuss how the film Golden Door, by Emanuele Crialese, revisits the Italian American diaspora to the United States through the story of the Mancuso family (Salvatore, Angelo, and Fortunata) as well as Rita and Rosa. Consider the motivations, dreams, aspirations, and difficulties experienced by these characters as they abandon their Sicilian village to embark on a journey across the Atlantic. In formulating your answer, refer back to the historical readings of this module and consider the cinematic languages and styles employed by Crialese to narrate his story. Please pay attention to the way characters who differ by age and gender come to terms with “America” as both myth and reality; land of plenty and land of eugenics; cultural loss and psychological nightmare; dream and tragedy.