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6.8/10   136 votes
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Director:
Emanuele Crialese
Writers:
John P. Adams (writer)
Emanuele Crialese (writer)
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Release Date:
5 May 1999 (France) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Plot:
Antonio is a seductive, charismatic Sicilian living illegally in New York. He wanders from job to job... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Great, great, great more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Vincenzo Amato ... Antonio
Jessica Whitney Gould ... Ellen
Anjalee Deshpande ... Devi

Ajay Naidu ... Apu

Lynn Cohen ... Natasha
Lázaro Pérez ... Homeless Man (as Lazaro Perez)
Stephen Michaels ... Doctor
Adrián Witzke ... Todd (as Adrian Witzke)
Seamus McNally ... Photographer / Bar Creep

Alisha McKinney ... Supermarket Cashier
Sherry Skinker ... Jen
Ostaro ... Porn Shop Owner

Lou George ... Building Security
Susan Mitchell ... Cop
James Reno ... Immigration Officer
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Additional Details

Runtime:
96 min
Country:
USA | Italy
Language:
English | Italian | Hindi
Color:
Color
Certification:
France:U

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Antonio: Beautiful women are for men with no imagination. more

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3 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Great, great, great, 13 December 2000
8/10
Author: quin1974 from Den Haag, The Netherlands

How come I always happen to come across the good movies on tv and not in the theatres. Once We Were Strangers is a great example for this question. This gem didn't even open in theatres here in Holland, probably because the distributors thought it would have been unmarketable and too small, whatever that may mean. With the right marketing strategy this movie could have been a pretty decent box-office player, especially in arthouses (and we have quite a lot of those here in Holland.) Shame on them.

It reminded me a lot of the movies Edward Burns made, especially She's The One. The tone is really sweet and not at all threatening, although it is situated in a quite hostile city, New York City. The humor was very well timed, performances were allround great.

The only problem I had was that the audience had to keep up with to very distinct love stories unfolding at the same time, and that in the process of this happening the relationship of the Indian guy was somewhat neglected in the story.

But it was nonetheless a very enjoyable flick.

8/10

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