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Release Date:
5 May 1999 (France) morePlot:
Antonio is a seductive, charismatic Sicilian living illegally in New York. He wanders from job to job... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
Great, great, great moreCast
(Credited cast) | Vincenzo Amato | ... | Antonio |
 | Marius Biegai | ... | Peter |
 | Lynn Cohen | ... | Natasha |
 | Anjalee Deshpande | ... | Devi |
 | Lou George | ... | Guard |
 | Alisha McKinney | ... | Jen Cooper |
| Seamus McNally | ... | Photographer / Bar Creep |
| Stephen Michaels | ... | Doctor |
| Susan Mitchell | ... | Cop |
 | Ajay Naidu | ... | Apu |
| Lázaro Pérez | ... | Homeless Man |
| Jessica Whitney Gould | ... | Ellen |
| Adrián Witzke | ... | Tod |
 | Ray Zorhed | ... | Cyberpunk |
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How come I always happen to come across the good movies on tv and not in the theatres. Once We Were Strangers is a great example for this question. This gem didn't even open in theatres here in Holland, probably because the distributors thought it would have been unmarketable and too small, whatever that may mean. With the right marketing strategy this movie could have been a pretty decent box-office player, especially in arthouses (and we have quite a lot of those here in Holland.) Shame on them.
It reminded me a lot of the movies Edward Burns made, especially She's The One. The tone is really sweet and not at all threatening, although it is situated in a quite hostile city, New York City. The humor was very well timed, performances were allround great.
The only problem I had was that the audience had to keep up with to very distinct love stories unfolding at the same time, and that in the process of this happening the relationship of the Indian guy was somewhat neglected in the story.
But it was nonetheless a very enjoyable flick.
8/10