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The Migrants is a 1974 American drama television film directed and produced by Tom Gries and written by Lanford Wilson, based on a story by Tennessee Williams. The film stars Cloris Leachman, Ron Howard, and Sissy Spacek.
Dec 25, 2021 · The Emigrants: Directed by Erik Poppe. With Gustaf Skarsgård, Sofia Helin, Owen Crow Shoe, Lisa Carlehed. Based on the book by Vilhelm Moberg (published in 1949) depicting a few people emigrating from Sweden to the United States in the 1840 - early 1850.
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- Erik Poppe
- 2021-12-25
Feb 3, 1974 · The Migrants: Directed by Tom Gries. With Cloris Leachman, Ron Howard, Sissy Spacek, Cindy Williams. A look at the lives of migratory farm workers, focusing on one family.
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- Drama
- Tom Gries
- 1974-02-03
A look at the lives of migratory farm workers, focusing on one family.
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- 'Minari' (2020) Director: Lee Isaac Chung. Minari not being on this list would be a huge omission since the movie is literally about a Korean family who moves to an Arkansas farm in search of the so-called American dream (even if the film itself dismantles this idea).
- 'Incendies' (2010) Director: Denis Villeneuve. Among Denis Villeneuve's best films is Incendies, a touching melodramatic mystery war drama surrounding the journey of twins (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin and Maxim Gaudette) to the Middle East to discover their family history and fulfill the last wish of their mother, a Middle Eastern woman (Lubna Azabal) who later lived in Montreal, Canada, and left separate letters to her children after passing.
- 'Past Lives' (2023) Director: Celine Song. Among this year's Best Picture Oscar nominations is the Celine Song romance drama Past Lives, which focuses on Nora (the Oscar-nominated Greta Lee) and Hae Sung (Teo Yoo), two Korean childhood friends who are separated when Nora's family immigrates to the United States.
- 'El Norte' (1983) Director: Gregory Nava. Blending the adventure and drama genres, Gregory Nava's powerfully sensitive El Norte transcends borders while centering around siblings Enrique (David Villalpando) and Rosa (Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez) as they flee Guatemala and embark on a journey to the United States in the aftermath of their family being killed in a government massacre.
The Immigrant is a 2013 American drama film directed by James Gray, starring Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix, and Jeremy Renner. It had its world premiere at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Palme d'Or. [3] The film received generally positive reviews from critics.
moonspinner55 4 September 2017. Acclaimed TV-movie from CBS features Ron Howard as the eldest child in a gypsy-living, crop-picking family who dreams of his independence, guiltily planning for the day when he can make a life for himself in the city--far away from the long, sweaty days out in the fields.
