Once We Were Strangers (1997)
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- 1h 36min
- Comedy, Romance
- 05 May 1999 (France)
- Movie
- 2 wins & 2 nominations.
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Cast
Vincenzo Amato | ... |
Antonio
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Jessica Whitney Gould | ... |
Ellen
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Anjalee Deshpande | ... |
Devi
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Ajay Naidu | ... |
Apu
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Lynn Cohen | ... |
Natasha
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Lázaro Pérez | ... |
Homeless Man
(as Lazaro Perez)
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Stephen Michaels | ... |
Doctor
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Adrián Witzke | ... |
Todd
(as Adrian Witzke)
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Seamus McNally | ... |
Photographer / Bar Creep
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Alisha McKinney | ... |
Supermarket Cashier
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Sherry Skinker | ... |
Jen
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Ostaro | ... |
Porn Shop Owner
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Lou George | ... |
Building Security
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Robert Gourp | ... |
Porn Director
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Susan Mitchell | ... |
Cop
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James Reno | ... |
Immigration Officer
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Alberto Novelli | ... |
Silent Immigration Officer
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Toni Pisano | ... |
Store Owner
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Santos Morales | ... |
Superintendant
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Ray Zorhed | ... |
Cyberpunk at Bar
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Nicholas Evans | ... |
Musician at Bar
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Alfred Padilla | ... |
Puerto Rican Recording Artist
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Marius Biegai | ... |
German Recording Artist
(as Marius Biegaj)
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Caroline Bornant | ... |
French Recording Artist
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Ken Webb | ... |
Waiter
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Ulderico D'Annibale | ... |
Waiter
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Aysha Quinn | ... |
Portrait Painter
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Vanna Marino Colella | ... |
Portrait Painter
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Ann Bloch | ... |
Portrait Painter
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Daphne Gaines | ... |
Airline Agent
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Pietro González | ... |
Cook
(as Pietro Gonzalez)
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Gary Dennis | ... |
Restaurant Manager
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Ed Clarkson-Farrell | ... |
City Hall Clerk
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Ronald Cohen | ... |
Bar Customer
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Mariano Franzese | ... |
Bar Kissing Customer
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Simi | ... |
Bar Kissing Customer
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Robert Laws | ... |
Hotel / Casino Receptionist
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Mohinder Singh | ... |
Cab Driver
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Chandana Sikund | ... |
Indian Girl in Laundromat
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Christine Robert | ... |
Woman in Laundromat
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Linda Moran | ... |
Woman with Dog
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Paolo Battisti | ... |
Mystery Man at Bar
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Cecilia Dazzi | ... |
City Hall Witness
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Santos Morales | ... |
Superintendent (creditOnly)
(as Santos)
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Ken Webb | ... |
Waiter
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Directed by
Emanuele Crialese |
Written by
Emanuele Crialese | ... | () |
John P. Adams | ... | (collaborating writer) (uncredited) |
Ray Zorhed | ... | (collaborating writer) (uncredited) |
Produced by
John P. Adams | ... | producer (as John P. Scholz) |
Domenico Albonetti | ... | co-producer |
Stefano Celesti | ... | associate producer |
Carlo Corazza | ... | co-producer |
Emanuele Crialese | ... | producer |
Raymond De Marco | ... | executive producer |
Eric Emanuel | ... | executive producer (as Eric D. Emanuel) |
Angelo Loy | ... | co-producer |
Philip Monaco | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Flavio Ibba |
Cinematography by
Sam Selva |
Editing by
Simona Paggi |
Editorial Department
Maddalena Colombo | ... | assistant editor |
Gianluca Quarto | ... | post-production assistant |
Casting By
Domenico Albonetti |
Production Design by
Diego Modino |
Art Direction by
Charlotte Bourke |
Costume Design by
Danny Glicker | ... | (as Daniel Glicker) |
Makeup Department
Ghigo Giuditta | ... | makeup & hair |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Domenico Albonetti | ... | first assistant director |
Camille D'Arcimoles | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
Laura Aite | ... | assistant production designer |
Vincenzo Amato | ... | storyboard artist |
Wendy Judge | ... | prop master |
Sound Department
Gianluca Basili | ... | sound effects editor |
Sergio Basili | ... | foley artist |
Paolo Battisti | ... | assistant sound mixer |
Diana Milani | ... | boom operator |
Edouard Murcier | ... | dubbing supervisor |
Mylene Perelgritz | ... | sound mixer: French dubbing |
Theresa Radka | ... | location sound mixer |
Angelo Raguseo | ... | sound mixer |
Antonio Tirinelli | ... | sound effects editor |
Dan Wesson | ... | boom operator |
Gianfranco Zorzi | ... | dialogue editor |
Camera and Electrical Department
Eun-Ryung Cho | ... | grip/electric |
Alberto Novelli | ... | still photographer |
Martin Nowlan | ... | key grip |
Alfred Padilla | ... | gaffer (as Alfred O. Padilla) |
Antonio Panetta | ... | first assistant camera |
Sam Selva | ... | camera operator |
Jerome Camera Williams | ... | second assistant camera (as Jerome Williams) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Stephanie Gima | ... | assistant costume designer |
Kimberly Green | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Location Management
Linda Moran | ... | location manager |
Script and Continuity Department
Solange Marquis | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Stefano Celesti | ... | production comptroller |
Dana Narnucci | ... | office pa |
Production Companies
- Backpain Productions
- Acquario Films
- Videa (in association with)
Distributors
- Eagle Pictures (2007) (Italy) (DVD)
- Prooptiki (1999) (Greece) (VHS)
- Rete 4 (1998) (Italy) (tv)
- Stella Films (France)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- New Digital (sound effects track)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Antonio is a seductive, charismatic Sicilian living illegally in New York. He wanders from job to job, lives as a squatter and enjoys a carefree romantic tryst with a wealthy art dealer. When he falls in love with Ellen, a strong-willed radio talk-show host who is set to move to Paris within a few days, he decides he must find a way to keep her from leaving. Meanwhile, Antonio's friend Apu faces a love challenge of his own. Apu is a young Indian-turned-New Yorker who was sent from his homeland with his family's life savings to find the American dream of success and fulfillment. He works hard at odds jobs-- from being a guinea pig in a drug-testing lab to dubbing porno films. Then his life is completely uprooted on the day his pre-arranged wife from India arrives in New York--the woman chosen by their families when they were children, one he hasn't seen since he was 8 and she was 4. Apu is caught between the old world and the new--trying to find love and happiness within the confines of his pre-determined destiny. The film is about what happens when cultures clash--about expectations and reality, dreams of love and money, and life when the timing is way off.
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Did You Know?
Soundtracks | Io sono il vento See more » |
Quotes |
Antonio:
Beautiful women are for men with no imagination. See more » |