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The Crazy Stranger

Released Aug 7, 1998 1h 40m Drama List
81% Tomatometer 21 Reviews 91% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Seeking a folk singer, a Frenchman (Romain Duris) takes up with a drunkard (Izidor Serban) and a peasant woman (Rona Hartner) in a wintry Romanian village.

Critics Reviews

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Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Duris' enthusiasm and humor lend balance to the bombastic yet likable Serban, and the lovely Hartner has no trouble at all casting a powerfully seductive spell. Feb 14, 2001 Full Review Russell Smith Austin Chronicle Rated: 4.5/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Peter Stack San Francisco Chronicle It has a spontaneity and freshness rare in movies. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jun 18, 2005 Full Review Michael Szymanski Zap2it.com Rated: 1/5 Dec 23, 2002 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice A cross-cultural gem about gypsies filled with rituals, music and the practice of hospitality. Mar 4, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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caTones S Gadjo Dilo is accessible on YouTube with subtitles in two parts. I found the movie to be brilliant, tragic and intensely realistic. The main character is someone I strongly identified with. I've had a similar passion as he and have followed my heart to explore a life that could. Ever be possibly one that I could live. The characters are deeply honest and I felt myself in a reality somewhere in a Roma village in a Romania. One of my all time favorite foreign films. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/04/23 Full Review Audience Member We thought this was a terrific movie, even though we could not access the English subtitles! Wonderful music. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Full of Balkan Character, Color, Music and Feelings ... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Loved this move, and of course, love Romain Duris. Entertaining via music and story line/language barrier. I totally did not get the ending though and was disappointed that his main objective was not even met. Why did he destroy the things he loved so much then dance on the grave to mourn it? I could understand if he was running away from the murder situation, I don't know, can anyone explain it to me? Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member excellent flick.. thumbs and big toes up! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A deeply moving celebration of the wildness in the human spirit Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Seeking a folk singer, a Frenchman (Romain Duris) takes up with a drunkard (Izidor Serban) and a peasant woman (Rona Hartner) in a wintry Romanian village.
Director
Tony Gatlif
Screenwriter
Tony Gatlif
Production Co
Princes Films, Le Studio Canal +, Ministère de la Culture/Communication, Centre National de la Cinematographie, SACEM
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 7, 1998, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA)
$766.8K
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Dolby