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Encouraging awards chatter for John Crowley s lovely, wistful Irish immigrant romance began following its Sundance premiere in January, but Fox Searchlight has cannily kept the film under its hat since then. Expect the conversation to resume at Toronto. Saoirse Ronan, whose expressive silent cinema features have never had a more besotted showcase than this, has been the chief beneficiary of the buzz so far, but Emory Cohen a revelatory delight as her scrappy Italian American suitor deserves equally serious consideration.