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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:
A definitive classic on cultural gaps more (4 total)

Cast

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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

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

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

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A definitive classic on cultural gaps, 21 April 2004
10/10
Author: acristescu-cs from Luxembourg

I decided to come and tell everybody how great this film is when I noticed that, 7 years after I watched it, I still use it both mentally and in conversation as a source for situation quotes.

It happens regularly that I read, or discuss something that touches on the behavioral differences between people with different cultural backgrounds and this movies springs to my mind time and again : "it's just like in 'once we were strangers' when the Italian guy tries to follow the girl inside the building with his cigarette" or "this is like carbonara with garlic", etc., etc.

For anyone that works or lives in a multinational environment, this film is an eye-opener and a great teacher of tolerance and understanding for our differences (that go much deeper than we would otherwise be ready to acknowledge).

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