One of my favorite films of late is “Brooklyn,” the Oscar-nominated film starring Saoirse Ronan from Twentieth Century Fox and Fox Searchlight Pictures.
Based on the best-selling novel by Irish author Colm Tóibín, the romantic film tells a story about falling in love and finding your way home. It was nominated for three ACADEMY AWARDS, including Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay.
Saoirse Ronan, nominated for a Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award and Academy Award, lights up the screen as Eilis Lacey, a young Irish immigrant navigating through Brooklyn alone in the 1950s.
Her initial sadness and homesickness gives way to romance with an Italian-American. But Eilis’s life is disrupted by news from her hometown. After traveling home to mourn the loss of a loved one, she finds herself forced to choose between two countries and two men on opposite sides of the world.
Saoirse Ronan Sparkles in ‘Brooklyn’
Hailed as one of the most talked about love stories of 2015, the film highlights the profound examination of the immigration experience. It succeeds at transcending cultures and generations.
Saoirse Ronan brings the character of Eilis to life with rich humanity. Her performance allows the story told in the original book to leap off the pages and into the heart of viewers everywhere.
“Brooklyn” is rated PG-13 for a scene of sexuality and brief strong language. It hits DVD, blu-ray and Digital HD on March 15, 2016. Let’s take a look at the details and special features:
Blu-ray:
- Screen Format: Widescreen 16:9
- Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD-MA, Spanish 5.1 DD
- Subtitles: English, Spanish
- Total Run Time: 151 minutes
Blu-ray Special Features Include:
- 11 Deleted and Extended Scenes with Optional Director’s Commentary
- Six promotional featurettes: The Story, Home, Love, Cast, The Making of Brooklyn, Book to Screen
- Audio commentary by director, John Crowley
- Photo gallery
DVD
- Screen Format: Widescreen 16:9
- Audio: English 5.1 DD, Spanish 2.0 Surround DD
- Subtitles: English, Spanish
- Total Run Time: 142 minutes
DVD Special Features Include:
- Six promotional featurettes: The Story, Home, Love, Cast, The Making of Brooklyn, Book to Screen
- Audio commentary by director, John Crowley
- Photo Gallery
