Luxemburg, USA

A film by Christophe Wagner

In the 19th century, America was the land of hope and the future for millions of Europeans. Thousands of peasants from Belgium and Luxembourg set off for adventure in America, at the edges of the known world. They built homes and reconstructed living areas modeled after life back home. They clung to their identities and language and called their towns Belgium, Luxemburg, Rollingstone… Luxemburg, USA is a contemporary portrait of the Midwest, of America’s conservative rural heartland, seen through the prism of a specific community, that of the Luxembourg immigrants’ descendents, their lives today, and their history.

Year:
2007
Length:
90 Minutes
Version(s) :
FR, EN
Director(s):
Christophe Wagner
Writer(s):
Christophe Wagner
Producer(s):
Willy Perelsztejn
Camera:
Carlo Thiel
Sound:
Carlo Thoss
Music:
André Mergenthaler, Guiliano Arpetti
Editing:
Jean-Luc Simon

A production by Nowhere Land Productions, Les Films de la Mémoire, Luxembourg and Grande Région – European Capital of Culture 2007, Centre National de l’Audiovisuel – Luxembourg, Télésparks

Additional Information

Career

Festivals and Awards
Festival EuropaliaInternational
Max Ophüls Preis - SaarbrückenGermany
Broadcasts
BE TVBelgium
France 3 Grand EstFrance
RTLLuxembourg
Screenings
5,000 tickets sold in Belgium and Luxembourg
Watch Luxemburg, USA on Vimeo

The Film

Film Reviews

Press Comments

La Voix du Luxembourg

Film épatant, même pour les non-Luxembourgeois et même pour les boudeurs de documentaire.

Anne Garfunkel
October 2007

L'Avenir

Le film rend particulièrement bien l'atmosphère d'un Midwest agricole qui rappelle un peu le Grand-Duché.

Philippe Colling
October 2007

d'Lëtzebuerger Land

[...] le film est intéressant pour l’écho qu’il donne aux éternelles discussions sur l’immigration et l’intégration au Luxembourg.

Josée Hansen
October 2007
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