The trailer for John Crowley‘s Brooklyn dropped today with more positive buzz than I recall seeing during Sundance. The adaptation of Colm Toibin‘s novel debuted at the film festival in January, and it received nothing but glowing reviews at the time, plus Fox Searchlight bought the thing for a ton of money. But there weren’t a ton of reviews nor a lot of social media chatter that I noticed. More people seemed to be talking about another Searchlight pickup, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.
Now every mention is referring to it as a strong Oscar hopeful, possibly even a contender for Best Picture. That’s pretty cool, but the new trailer for the film otherwise isn’t making much of a splash for me. Yes, I’d love to see a 1950s immigrant love story in which Saoirse Ronan is wooed by Emory Cohen in America and Domhnall Gleeson back home in Ireland — a literary love triangle that isn’t continued in further sequels with a Team Emory/Team Domhnall angle — with direction by Crowley (Boy A) and a screenplay by Nick Hornby (An Education). This spot isn’t adding anything to my interest, though.
Part of the awards buzz is for Ronan’s leading performance, and our own Jack Giroux highlighted this performance in his review for another site (The Film Stage):
this is perhaps her best work to date. The way she plays Eilis’ transformation from the beginning to end is completely convincing, moving, and beautiful. Brooklyn opens with a girl and ends with a woman. The 20-year-old Ronan is young and has an even younger face, but she sells the confidence and growth we later see in Eilis. It’s the kind of performance that sneaks up on an audience. Hornby’s elegant script and Crowley’s subtle direction — which knows exactly when to use a close-up — assist Ronan in delivering a high-caliber performance and fully-realized character.
Here is the official synopsis via Fox Searchlight:
BROOKLYN tells the profoundly moving story of Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), 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 Eilis must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.
Brooklyn hits theaters in limited release beginning November 6th.
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