Irish-American Sean Scully’s work in Sean Scully: Landline—on view from February 23 – May 19, 2019—is influenced by his experience as an immigrant. Brooklyn is the first of three films dealing with the challenges and dangers facing immigrants and refugees.
Admission: $10; $9 seniors and students w/ ID; $7 members; free for Film Stars.
An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, she must choose between two countries.
2015. UK. 117 min. Rated PG-13. Directed by John Crowley. Starring Saoirse Ronan and Emory Cohen.
Image: Still from Brooklyn.