[Prudence]

Today I watched Golden Door (Nuovomondo), an Italian film being shown as part of the Seattle International Film Festival. The festival gave it an A+ grade, which was definitely a bit over generous.

I wasn't totally thrilled with it as a movie. It had some amusing parts (lots of super large carrots), but was a bit over-odd. Although I think the end of the movie puts the beginning better in context, I'm not sure I like that approach.

Regardless, what the movie *did* do was get me once again thinking about what it must have been like for my great grandparents when they came here (also on an Italian boat) from Switzerland. Having just recently been to Ellis Island and seen the various exhibits, it made that portion of the film more meaningful to me.

It's not a movie I would probably watch again, but I will be thinking about it for awhile.