Marion Cotillard
Ewa
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The Immigrant is a film directed by James Gray, starring Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix, and Jeremy Renner. It depicts the struggles of two Polish sisters in New York in 1921, one of whom becomes a prostitute and the other a magician's assistant.
In 1921, an innocent 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.
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- Drama, Romance
- James Gray
- 2014-05-23
May 16, 2014 · Almost a hundred years ago, Charlie Chaplin made a movie called “The Immigrant” (1917) where his Little Tramp character gives a surreptitious kick up the backside to an official who is herding together immigrants on Ellis Island.
After her sister is quarantined at Ellis Island, a Polish nurse (Marion Cotillard) is forced into prostitution by a theater manager (Joaquin Phoenix) who...
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- James Gray
- R
- Marion Cotillard
The Immigrant. 2013 · 1 hr 58 min. R. Drama · Romance. A Polish immigrant, whose sister falls ill upon their arrival in America, falls prey to a charming but wicked man who forces her into prostitution. Subtitles: English.
- James Gray
- January 1, 2013
- 117 min
A film about a Polish woman who is forced into prostitution in 1921 New York and tries to reunite with her sister in Ellis Island. She meets a magician who offers her a way out, but faces danger and betrayal along the way.
Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix, and Jeremy Renner star in the story of Ewa, a recent immigrant to America who falls prey to a charming but wicked man who forces her into prostitution.
