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America, America

1963

Elia Kazan

Stathis Giallelis, Frank Wolff, Harry Davis, Elena Karam ...

7.9

3,628

Drama Based on the early life of Kazan's Greek-immigrant uncle, the film tells the story of the struggles of Stavros Topouzoglou in emigrating to America. First of all, he goes to Constantinople and tries to earn the money he needs for a ticket to the United States.

	Author	Review
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"A splendid tribute (...) expressed entirely in vivid, vigorous motion-picture terms"	POS
United States	Simon Abrams Slant	"'America America' is a revealing work about the American dream because it doesn't envision it as a noble enterprise, but rather a painful and seemingly never-ending process (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Scott Tobias AV Club	"The film has the elemental power of a classic immigrant story (...) ¡America America' has a sweep and heart that transcends its many shortcomings"	POS
United Kingdom	Geoff Andrew Time Out	"The entire movie benefits from its authenticity, geographical, historical and emotional, and may be seen as one of the peaks of Kazan's career."	POS
United States	Variety	"A penetrating, thorough and profoundly affecting account (...) The acting is incredibly good"	POS
United States	Peter Balakian Salon	"One of the most daring human rights films in cinema history (...) [It] takes us into the complexities of history as few films have"	POS

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