America, America (1963)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.8/10   

Director:

Elia Kazan

Escritores:

Elia Kazan (book)
Elia Kazan (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

28 agosto 1964 (Finland)

Género:

Drama

Frase comercial:

A trail to the light!

Plot:

The story of director Kazan's uncle, who grew up in a small village as a member of the Greek minority in Turkey in the end of the 19th century...

Plot Keywords:

Turkey | 1900s | USA | Emigration | Based On True Story

Premios:

Won Oscar. Another 5 wins & 11 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

An unjustly forgotten volatile classic

Reparto

Stathis Giallelis	...	Stavros Topouzoglou
Frank Wolff	...	Vartan Damadian
Elena Karam	...	Vasso Topouzoglou
Lou Antonio	...	Abdul
John Marley	...	Garabet
Estelle Hemsley	...	Grandmother Topouzoglou
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Katharine Balfour	...	Sophia Kebabian
Harry Davis	...	Isaac Topouzoglou
Giorgos Foundas
Joanna Frank	...	Vartuhi
Robert H. Harris	...	Aratoon Kebabian
Salem Ludwig	...	Odysseus Topouzoglou
Paul Mann	...	Aleko Sinnikoglou
Linda Marsh	...	Thomna Sinnikoglou
Dimitris Nikolaidis
Gregory Rozakis	...	Hohannes Gardashian
Dimos Starenios

También conocida como:

The Anatolian Smile (UK)
América, América (Argentina) (Spain) [es]

Duración:

174 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Argentina:16 | Finland:K-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:16 (bw)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Athens, Greece

Compañía:

Athena Enterprises

Trivialidades:

Of all the films he had directed, this one was Elia Kazan's favorite film, as it was very personal to him.

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en The Arrangement (1969)

An unjustly forgotten volatile classic

"America, America" deserves a modern audience but is almost impossible to find. I just viewed a VHS version obtained through the inter-library loan program. I live in Virginia and it was sent down from Alaska!

This film should be required viewing for anyone interested in understanding why the huddled masses flocked to America but it is highly personalized and focused on a young man from a middle class Greek family with a big dream that seems impossible to fulfill. Another reviewer correctly likened Stathis Giallelis to a young Brando for his overpowering individuality, determination, and (for Turkish society in 1900) swagger. But when his character Stavros grows a mustache, he becomes a young Omar Sharif. AA is brilliantly written and directed by Elia Kazan.