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Actors: Samantha Morton, Paddy Considine, Sarah Bolger, Emma Bolger, Djimon Hounsou
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about In America |
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A young Irish family move to New York following the death of their young son. They move into an apartment in a rough neighborhood. The father is gone most of the times, working a taxi cab job at night and going on auditions during the day. The mother stays at home with her two young daughters. One of the daughters narrates the story and is quite thoughtful and introspective.
They slowly make the acquaintance of their mysterious and sometimes volatile neighbor, Mateo. They eventually discover that he is suffering from AIDS. They all become pretty close-knit, despite their great differences.
Eventually the mother becomes pregnant and is told that it will be a very complicated birth. This stresses the family out since they are still very sensitive about the death of their son, Frankie. However, she is determined to have the baby, even if it means risking her life.
In the end she delivers a premature child, but she is in stable condition. Mateo, however, passes away. The family is presented with an enormous hospital bill that they cannot possibly pay on their own. But it is revealed that Mateo left them his life's savings.
--Karen Choy, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of In America |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Family, caring for sick?
Yes
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Irish
Woman/class/friends story?
- immigrant story
Story of city/rural life?
- Big City
Culture of surrounding area:
- American Northeast
Poverty story?
Yes
Poverty plotlets:
- coping with poverty (general)
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- a kid
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Irish
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Irish/McCourt
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- in awe
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- impregnation/reproduction
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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