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Brooklyn
Brooklyn
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Crowley
Written by	Nick Hornby
Produced by	Finola Dwyer; Amanda Posey;
Starring	Saoirse Ronan; Emory Cohen; Domhnall Gleeson; Jim Broadbent; Julie Walters;
Cinematography	Yves Bélanger
Edited by	Jake Roberts
Music by	Michael Brook
Production; companies	Irish Film Board; Item 7; Parallel Film Productions; Wildgaze;
Distributed by	Lionsgate (UK); Mongrel Media (Canada); Fox Searchlight Pictures (US);
Release dates	26 January 2015 (Sundance); 6 November 2015;
Running time	112 minutes
Countries	Ireland; United Kingdom; Canada;
Language	English

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Brooklyn is a 2015 historical period drama film directed by John Crowley and written by Nick Hornby, based on Colm Tóibín's novel of the same name. The film, starring Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent and Julie Walters, will be theatrically released on 6 November 2015.^[2]

The film is an international co-production between companies in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Canada.

Plot

Young Irish immigrant Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan) navigates her way through 1950s Brooklyn. Lured by the promise of the USA, Eilis departs Ireland and the comfort of her mother's (Fiona Glascott) 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.

Cast

Saoirse Ronan as Eilis Lacey
Emory Cohen as Antonio "Tony" Fiorello
Domhnall Gleeson as Jim Farrell
Jim Broadbent as Father Flood
Julie Walters as Madge Kehoe
Brid Brennan as Miss Kelly
Jane Brennan as Mrs. Lacey
Fiona Glascott as Rose Lacey
Emily Bett Rickards as Patty McGuire
Jenn Murray as Dolores Grace
Eve Macklin as Diana Montini
Mary O'Driscoll as Miss McAdam
Nora-Jane Noone as Sheila
Michael Zegen as Maurizio Fiorello
Paulino Nunes as Mr. Fiorello
Gerard Murphy as Daddy Lacey

Production

Principal photography began on 1 April 2014 in Ireland, and was shot for three weeks at different locations including Enniscorthy, Wexford and Dublin.^[3]^[4]^[5]

After finishing production in Ireland, it then moved to Montreal, Canada for a four weeks further shoot at the Memorial chapter house of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity.^[4] On the first day of shooting, Ronan was spotted in period costume on the set in Enniscorthy.^[6]^[7]

Release

Brooklyn premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 26 January 2015. Fox Searchlight Pictures acquired U.S. distribution rights for $9 million the following day.^[8] It has been selected to be shown in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.^[9]

References

^ "BROOKLYN (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2015/0305/684646-saoirse-ronan/
^ Rosser, Michael (1 April 2014). "Brooklyn begins shoot with Saoirse Ronan". screendaily.com. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b McNary, Dave (1 April 2014). "Saoirse Ronan Heads to Ireland for John Crowley's 'Brooklyn'". variety.com. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
^ Kemp, Stuart (1 April 2014). "Saoirse Ronan to Star in 'Brooklyn'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
^ Flint, Hanna (1 April 2014). "Saoirse Ronan arrives in period costume onto the Irish set of her new movie based on Colm Toibin's acclaimed novel". dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
^ Blake Knox, Kirsty (1 April 2014). "Saoirse Ronan keeps warm with water bottle on movie set". independent.ie. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
^ Kit, Borys (27 January 2015). "Sundance: Fox Searchlight Nabs 'Brooklyn'". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
^ "Toronto to open with 'Demolition'; world premieres for 'Trumbo', 'The Program'". ScreenDaily. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.

External links

Brooklyn at IMDb
Brooklyn at the Sundance Film Festival

[1] "BROOKLYN (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.

[2] ttp://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2015/0305/684646-saoirse-ronan/

[3] Rosser, Michael (1 April 2014). "Brooklyn begins shoot with Saoirse Ronan". screendaily.com. Retrieved 2 April 2014.

[variety-filming-4] McNary, Dave (1 April 2014). "Saoirse Ronan Heads to Ireland for John Crowley's 'Brooklyn'". variety.com. Retrieved 2 April 2014.

[5] Kemp, Stuart (1 April 2014). "Saoirse Ronan to Star in 'Brooklyn'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2 April 2014.

[6] Flint, Hanna (1 April 2014). "Saoirse Ronan arrives in period costume onto the Irish set of her new movie based on Colm Toibin's acclaimed novel". dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2014.

[7] Blake Knox, Kirsty (1 April 2014). "Saoirse Ronan keeps warm with water bottle on movie set". independent.ie. Retrieved 2 April 2014.

[8] Kit, Borys (27 January 2015). "Sundance: Fox Searchlight Nabs 'Brooklyn'". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

[ScreenDaily-9] "Toronto to open with 'Demolition'; world premieres for 'Trumbo', 'The Program'". ScreenDaily. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.

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 | name           = Brooklyn
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-| caption        = Official poster
+| caption        = Theatrical release poster
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 * Finola Dwyer
-* Amanda Posey }}
+* Amanda Posey
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 | writer         = [[Nick Hornby]]
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 * [[Saoirse Ronan]]
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 | editing        = Jake Roberts
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-* Wildgaze
-* Parallel Film Productions
 * [[Irish Film Board]]
-* Item 7 }}
+* Item 7
+* Parallel Film Productions
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-| released       = {{Film date|2015|1|26|[[2015 Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]]|df=yes|2015|11|6}}
+}}
-| runtime        = 111 minutes
+| distributor    = {{Plainlist|
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+* [[Mongrel Media]] {{small|(Canada)}}
+* [[Fox Searchlight Pictures]] {{small|(US)}}
+}}
+| released       = {{Film date|df=yes|2015|01|26|[[2015 Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]]|2015|11|06}}
+| runtime        = 112 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 111:50--><ref>{{cite web | url=http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/brooklyn-film | title=''BROOKLYN'' (12A) | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=24 August 2015 | accessdate=24 August 2015}}</ref>
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-'''''Brooklyn''''' is a 2015 [[historical period drama]] film directed by [[John Crowley (director)|John Crowley]] and script written by [[Nick Hornby]], based on the novel [[Brooklyn (novel)|of the same name]] by [[Colm Tóibín]]. The film stars [[Saoirse Ronan]], [[Emory Cohen]], [[Domhnall Gleeson]], [[Jim Broadbent]] and [[Julie Walters]]. It is releasing in theaters November 6, 2015.<ref>http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2015/0305/684646-saoirse-ronan/</ref>
+'''''Brooklyn''''' is a 2015 [[historical period drama]] film directed by [[John Crowley (director)|John Crowley]] and written by [[Nick Hornby]], based on [[Colm Tóibín]]'s [[Brooklyn (novel)|novel of the same name]]. The film, starring [[Saoirse Ronan]], [[Emory Cohen]], [[Domhnall Gleeson]], [[Jim Broadbent]] and [[Julie Walters]], will be theatrically released on 6 November 2015.<ref>http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2015/0305/684646-saoirse-ronan/</ref>
+The film is an [[international co-production]] between companies in [[Cinema of Ireland|Ireland]], [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|the United Kingdom]], and [[Cinema of Canada|Canada]].
-== Plot ==
-It tells the story of Eilis Lacey ([[Saoirse Ronan]]), a young Irish immigrant navigating her way through 1950s Brooklyn. Lured by the promise of United States 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.
-== Cast ==
+==Plot==
+Young Irish immigrant Eilis Lacey ([[Saoirse Ronan]]) navigates her way through 1950s Brooklyn. Lured by the promise of the USA, Eilis departs Ireland and the comfort of her mother's ([[Fiona Glascott]]) 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.
+==Cast==
+{{div col|2}}
 * [[Saoirse Ronan]] as Eilis Lacey
 * [[Emory Cohen]] as Antonio "Tony" Fiorello
 * [[Domhnall Gleeson]] as Jim Farrell
 * [[Jim Broadbent]] as Father Flood
-* [[Julie Walters]] as Mrs. Madge Kehoe
+* [[Julie Walters]] as Madge Kehoe
 * [[Brid Brennan]] as Miss Kelly
-* Jane Brennan as Mrs. Lacey, Eilis's mother
+* Jane Brennan as Mrs. Lacey
-* [[Fiona Glascott]] as Rose Lacey, Eilis's sister
+* [[Fiona Glascott]] as Rose Lacey
 * [[Emily Bett Rickards]] as Patty McGuire
 * [[Jenn Murray]] as Dolores Grace
@@ Line 57: / Line 68: @@
 * [[Nora-Jane Noone]] as Sheila
 * [[Michael Zegen]] as Maurizio Fiorello
+* Paulino Nunes as Mr. Fiorello
 * [[Gerard Murphy (Irish actor)|Gerard Murphy]] as Daddy Lacey
+{{div col end}}
-== Production ==
+==Production==
+[[Principal photography]] began on 1 April 2014 in [[Ireland]], and was shot for three weeks at different locations including [[Enniscorthy]], [[Wexford]] and [[Dublin]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Rosser|first=Michael|title=Brooklyn begins shoot with Saoirse Ronan|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/brooklyn-begins-shoot-with-saoirse-ronan/5070238.article?blocktitle=HEADLINES&contentID=40295|accessdate=2 April 2014|newspaper=screendaily.com|date=1 April 2014}}</ref><ref name=variety-filming>{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Saoirse Ronan Heads to Ireland for John Crowley’s ‘Brooklyn’|url=http://variety.com/2014/film/news/saoirse-ronan-heads-to-ireland-for-john-crowleys-brooklyn-1201151073/|accessdate=2 April 2014|newspaper=variety.com|date=1 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kemp|first=Stuart|title=Saoirse Ronan to Star in 'Brooklyn'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/saoirse-ronan-star-brooklyn-692518|accessdate=2 April 2014|newspaper=hollywoodreporter.com|date=1 April 2014}}</ref>
-=== Filming ===
-The [[principal photography]] of the film began on April 1, 2014 in [[Ireland]], and was shot for three weeks at different locations including [[Enniscorthy]], [[Wexford]] and [[Dublin]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Rosser|first=Michael|title=Brooklyn begins shoot with Saoirse Ronan|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/brooklyn-begins-shoot-with-saoirse-ronan/5070238.article?blocktitle=HEADLINES&contentID=40295|accessdate=2 April 2014|newspaper=screendaily.com|date=1 April 2014}}</ref><ref name=variety-filming>{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Saoirse Ronan Heads to Ireland for John Crowley’s ‘Brooklyn’|url=http://variety.com/2014/film/news/saoirse-ronan-heads-to-ireland-for-john-crowleys-brooklyn-1201151073/|accessdate=2 April 2014|newspaper=variety.com|date=1 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kemp|first=Stuart|title=Saoirse Ronan to Star in 'Brooklyn'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/saoirse-ronan-star-brooklyn-692518|accessdate=2 April 2014|newspaper=hollywoodreporter.com|date=1 April 2014}}</ref> After finishing production in Ireland, it then moved to [[Montreal]], Canada for a four weeks further shoot at the Memorial chapter house of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity.<ref name="variety-filming" /> On the first day of shooting, Ronan was spotted in period costume on the set in Enniscorthy.<ref>{{cite news|last=Flint|first=Hanna|title=Saoirse Ronan arrives in period costume onto the Irish set of her new movie based on Colm Toibin's acclaimed novel|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2594130/Saoirse-Ronan-arrives-period-costume-Irish-set-Brooklyn.html|accessdate=2 April 2014|newspaper=dailymail.co.uk|date=1 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Blake Knox|first=Kirsty|title=Saoirse Ronan keeps warm with water bottle on movie set|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/saoirse-ronan-keeps-warm-with-water-bottle-on-movie-set-30143178.html|accessdate=2 April 2014|newspaper=independent.ie|date=1 April 2014}}</ref>
+After finishing production in Ireland, it then moved to [[Montreal]], Canada for a four weeks further shoot at the Memorial chapter house of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity.<ref name="variety-filming" /> On the first day of shooting, Ronan was spotted in period costume on the set in Enniscorthy.<ref>{{cite news|last=Flint|first=Hanna|title=Saoirse Ronan arrives in period costume onto the Irish set of her new movie based on Colm Toibin's acclaimed novel|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2594130/Saoirse-Ronan-arrives-period-costume-Irish-set-Brooklyn.html|accessdate=2 April 2014|newspaper=dailymail.co.uk|date=1 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Blake Knox|first=Kirsty|title=Saoirse Ronan keeps warm with water bottle on movie set|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/saoirse-ronan-keeps-warm-with-water-bottle-on-movie-set-30143178.html|accessdate=2 April 2014|newspaper=independent.ie|date=1 April 2014}}</ref>
 ==Release==
-''Brooklyn'' premiered at the [[2015 Sundance Film Festival|Sundance Film Festival]] on 26 January 2015. [[Fox Searchlight Pictures]] acquired U.S. distribution rights for $9 million the following day.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sundance-fox-searchlight-nabs-brooklyn-765808 | title=Sundance: Fox Searchlight Nabs 'Brooklyn' | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | date=27 January 2015 | accessdate=27 January 2015 | last=Kit | first=Borys}}</ref> It has been selected to be shown in the Special Presentations section of the [[2015 Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref name="ScreenDaily">{{cite web |url=http://www.screendaily.com/toronto-world-premieres-for-trumbo-demolition-the-program/5090990.article?blocktitle=LATEST-FILM-NEWS&contentID=40562# |title=Toronto to open with 'Demolition'; world premieres for 'Trumbo', 'The Program' |date=28 July 2015 |accessdate=28 July 2015 |work=ScreenDaily}}</ref>
+''Brooklyn'' [[premiere]]d at the [[2015 Sundance Film Festival|Sundance Film Festival]] on 26 January 2015. [[Fox Searchlight Pictures]] acquired U.S. distribution rights for $9 million the following day.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sundance-fox-searchlight-nabs-brooklyn-765808 | title=Sundance: Fox Searchlight Nabs 'Brooklyn' | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | date=27 January 2015 | accessdate=27 January 2015 | last=Kit | first=Borys}}</ref> It has been selected to be shown in the Special Presentations section of the [[2015 Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref name="ScreenDaily">{{cite web |url=http://www.screendaily.com/toronto-world-premieres-for-trumbo-demolition-the-program/5090990.article?blocktitle=LATEST-FILM-NEWS&contentID=40562# |title=Toronto to open with 'Demolition'; world premieres for 'Trumbo', 'The Program' |date=28 July 2015 |accessdate=28 July 2015 |work=ScreenDaily}}</ref>
-== References ==
+==References==
 {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
-== External links ==
+==External links==
 * {{IMDb title|2381111|Brooklyn}}
 * [http://www.sundance.org/projects/brooklyn ''Brooklyn''] at the [[Sundance Film Festival]]
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v t e Works by Nick Hornby
Novels	High Fidelity About a Boy How to Be Good A Long Way Down Slam Juliet, Naked Funny Girl
Non-fiction books	Fever Pitch Songbook The Polysyllabic Spree Housekeeping vs. The Dirt Shakespeare Wrote for Money More Baths Less Talking
Screenplays	Fever Pitch (1997) An Education (2009) Wild (2014) Brooklyn (2015) Love, Nina (2016) State of the Union (2019)
Adaptations	Fever Pitch (1997) High Fidelity (2000) About a Boy (2002) Fever Pitch (2005) About a Boy (2014–2015) A Long Way Down (2014) Slam (2016) Juliet, Naked (2018) High Fidelity (2020) Funny Woman (2023)