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The Crazy Stranger (1997)
Gadjo dilo (original title)

102 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Music   -  7 August 1998 (USA)
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A man is looking for a singer he had heard on cassette. He finds much more.

Director:

Tony Gatlif

Writer:

Tony Gatlif
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Romain Duris ...
Stéphane
Rona Hartner Rona Hartner ...
Sabina
Izidor Serban Izidor Serban ...
Isidor
Ovidiu Balan Ovidiu Balan ...
Sami
Angela Serban Angela Serban ...
Angela
Aurica Ursan Aurica Ursan ...
Aurica
Vasile Serban Vasile Serban ...
Vasile
Ioan Serban Ioan Serban ...
Ioan
Gheorge Gherebenec Gheorge Gherebenec ...
Gheorge
Dan Astileanu Dan Astileanu ...
Dumitru
Valentin Teodosiu Valentin Teodosiu ...
Le Secrétaire de Mairie / Denech
Petre Nicolae Petre Nicolae ...
L'Épicier
Calman Kantor Calman Kantor ...
Radu
Florin Moldovan Florin Moldovan ...
Adriani
Adrian Simionescu Adrian Simionescu ...
L'Enfant Prodige
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Storyline

Stéphane, a young French man from Paris, travels to Romania. He is looking for the singer Nora Luca, whom his father had heard all the time before his death. Wandering along a frozen road, he meets old Izidor, a member of the Roma (Gypsy) and tells him of Nora Luca. Izidor seems to understand and takes him to his village. Stéphane believes that Izidor will take him to Nora Luca when the time has come. So, he lives in the Roma(Gypsy) village for several months. The other inhabitants dislike him at first (as he comes from those who call them thieves and attack their folks) but when they as they get to know him better, they grow to like him. In summer, the ice between him and beautiful Sabina finally cracks, and as she is able to translate between the Roma and him, Stéphane finds out that nobody ever understood a thing that he had said. Written by Julian Reischl <julianreischl@mac.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Village | Singer | French | Death | Romania  | See more »

Taglines:

In Every Soul There is a Gypsy

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance

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Details

Country:

Romania | France

Language:

French | Romanian | Romany

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Gadjo dilo See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$12,136 (USA) (9 August 1998) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$673,153 (USA) (3 January 1999)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | France: (Director's Cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby  | Dolby SR

Color:

Color
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Trivia

Third movie of Tony Gatlif's trilogy on the Rromani people. It was preceded by Les princes and Latcho Drom. See more »

Connections

Follows Latcho Drom (1993) See more »