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The Crazy Stranger

Play trailer The Crazy Stranger 1998,  1h 40m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 85% 20 Reviews Tomatometer 91% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
85% Tomatometer 20 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.

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Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Feb 14, 2001
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. Go to Full Review
Peter Stack San Francisco Chronicle Jan 1, 2000
It has a spontaneity and freshness rare in movies. Go to Full Review
Tom Keogh Film.com Jan 1, 2000
A vigorous, noisy, sometimes electrifying film. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 18, 2005
2/5
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Mar 4, 2002
A cross-cultural gem about gypsies filled with rituals, music and the practice of hospitality. Go to Full Review
Jeff Vice Deseret News (Salt Lake City) Jan 1, 2000
Rich, warm, human and musical drama. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Tony Gatlif

Director

Romain Duris

Stéphane

Rona Hartner

Sabina

Izidor Serban

Isidor

Florin Moldovan

Adriani

Ovidiu Balan

Sami

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The Crazy Stranger

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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
Centre National de la Cinematographie, SACEM, Le Studio Canal +, Princes Films, Ministère de la Culture/Communication
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
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