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Director:
Tony Gatlif
Writer:
Tony Gatlif (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
7 August 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Comedy more
Tagline:
In Every Soul There is a Gypsy
Plot:
A man is looking for a singer he had heard on cassette. He finds much more. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
10 wins & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
A deeply moving celebration of the wildness in the human spirit more

Cast

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

Also Known As:
L'étranger fou (France)
Strainul nebun (Romania)
The Crazy Stranger (International: English title)
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Runtime:
102 min | France:113 min (Director's Cut)
Country:
Romania | France
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Company:
Canal+ more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Third movie of Tony Gatlif's trilogy on the Rromani people. It was preceded by Les princes (1983) and Latcho Drom (1993). more
Movie Connections:
Follows Latcho Drom (1993) more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
A deeply moving celebration of the wildness in the human spirit, 11 October 1998
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Author: John Webber (johnwebber@btinternet.com) from Brighton, England

This film tells of one man's search for a singer amidst the chaotically beautiful gypsies of Roumania. It is a delicious, funny, crazy and richly erotic celebration of the wildness in the human spirit. Yet there is a shadowy undercurrent that surfaces at times in the film. This is honestly faced and thus the story avoids romanticising of a culture that the director evidently knows well (he was of gypsy birth himself). Despite the destructive power of this shadow what remains is a sense of the power of survival, joy, and a memory of music that is compelling beautiful.

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