The New Trailer For ‘Brooklyn’ Proves People Have Always Had A Hard Time Moving To Brooklyn

We’ve all had that friend, the one who gives it all up to move to Brooklyn, has a hard time fitting in, then races back home and cries wildly in our arms, telling stories of confusing dance steps and bizarre dining trends. But it’s important to remember that the tale of figuring out how the hell to live in New York without losing it is one as old as our grandparents: John Crowley’s Brooklyn, which premiered to rave reviews at this year’s Sundance, tells the story of young Irish immigrant Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), who struggles to assimilate to 1950s Brooklyn after her family spontaneously ships her there.

In the beautifully wrought new trailer for Brooklyn that dropped today, Eilis braves all of the usual New Kid In New York troubles, albeit with more grace than most of us. Thousands of miles from her beloved mother (Jane Brennan) and sister (Fiona Glascott), Eilis must find a job, listen to a priest (Jim Broadbent) tell her that he “needs Irish girls in Brooklyn,” live in a boarding house with a bunch of salty young women who eat soup very slowly, dance like an American in church, deal with a family member’s death back home in Ireland, and, ultimately, choose between an Italian-American plumber named Tony (Emory Cohen) and Hollywood’s Favorite Ginger Domhnall Gleeson, who, in the context of this film, lives in Ireland. Of course, both men are mere stand-ins for their native countries, which Eilis must ultimately choose between.

Based on the novel by Irish author Colm Tóibín and adapted by English author and screenwriter Nick Hornby, Brooklyn’s already bowled over critics at Telluride, TIFF and NYFF. Most reviews from the festival circuit cite Ronan’s stunning performance—many predict she’ll be a shoe-in for a Best Actress nomination at this year’s Oscars—and the film’s haunting beauty. According to Indiewire, “It’s hard to convey just how gorgeously rendered and impeccably crafted Brooklyn is, especially given the source material, which can sound rather weepy and ho-hum.” According to our own Vince Mancini,Brooklyn is pretty good, I guess, if you like adorable Irish people and trying super hard not to cry.”

Brooklyn will hit theaters in limited release on Nov. 4.

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