Story about Nuovomondo / The Golden Door / 灿烂新人生 / 金色大门
The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, and ...
The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, and a widower, decides to emigrate to the US with all his family, including his old mother. Before they embark, they meet Lucy. She is supposed to be a British lady and wants to come back to the States. Lucy, or Luce as Salvatore calls her, for unknown reason wants to marry someone before to arrive to Ellis Island in New York. Salvatore accepts the proposal. Once they arrive in Ellis Island they spend the quarantine period trying to pass the examination to be admitted to the States. Tests are not so simple for poor farmer coming from Sicily. Their destiny is in the hands of the custom officer.
