Gadjo Dilo


1h 37m 1997

Brief Synopsis

During a Romanian winter, a young Parisian named Stephane arrives in hopes of tracking down a famous folk singer. He becomes the surrogate son of an old drunk, Izidor, and becomes a curiosity to the villagers who name him the "crazy stranger." Speaking only a few words of Romanian, he communicates t

Film Details

Also Known As
Crazy Stranger, The
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Celluloid Dreams; Centre National Du Cinema; StudioCanal
Distribution Company
Lionsgate; Afmd; Alliance Releasing; Argus Entertainment; Central Film Verleih Gmbh; Filmcoopi Zurich Ag; Lionsgate; Mikado Film; New Yorker Films; Polyfilm Verleih Gmbh; Senator Film Verleih; Wild Bunch AG

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 37m

Synopsis

During a Romanian winter, a young Parisian named Stephane arrives in hopes of tracking down a famous folk singer. He becomes the surrogate son of an old drunk, Izidor, and becomes a curiosity to the villagers who name him the "crazy stranger." Speaking only a few words of Romanian, he communicates through a young peasant woman named Sabina. Just when Stephane and Sabine begin to fall in love, things turn nasty with the return of Izidor's son Adriani, a Gypsy Mafioso just out of jail.

Film Details

Also Known As
Crazy Stranger, The
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Celluloid Dreams; Centre National Du Cinema; StudioCanal
Distribution Company
Lionsgate; Afmd; Alliance Releasing; Argus Entertainment; Central Film Verleih Gmbh; Filmcoopi Zurich Ag; Lionsgate; Mikado Film; New Yorker Films; Polyfilm Verleih Gmbh; Senator Film Verleih; Wild Bunch AG

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 37m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the 1998 Cesar Award for Best Music.

Winner of the Public Prize at the 1998 Paris Film Festival.

Winner of the Silver Leopard for film, a Bronze Leopard for acting (Rona Hartner), and the Ecumenical Jury Award at the 1997 Locarno International Film Festival.

For his trilogy on the Gypsies

Released in United States Summer August 7, 1998

Released in United States August 14, 1998

Released in United States on Video October 12, 1999

Released in United States 1997

Released in United States August 1997

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States June 1998

Awarded the Special Jury Prize of the Americas at 1997 Montreal World Film Festival.

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 22 - September 2, 1997.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1997.

Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (in competition) August 6-16, 1997.

Shown at Paris Film Festival March 29 - April 5, 1998.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 14, 1998.

Shown at Nantucket Film Festival (in competition) in Nantucket Island, Massachusetts June 16-21, 1998.

Shown at Newport International Film Festival June 2-7, 1998.

Shown at Florida Film Festival June 12-21, 1998.

Released in United States Summer August 7, 1998

Released in United States August 14, 1998 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video October 12, 1999

Released in United States 1997 (Awarded the Special Jury Prize of the Americas at 1997 Montreal World Film Festival.)

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 22 - September 2, 1997.)

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1997.)

Released in United States August 1997 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (in competition) August 6-16, 1997.)

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Paris Film Festival March 29 - April 5, 1998.)

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.)

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.)

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 14, 1998.)

Released in United States June 1998 (Shown at Nantucket Film Festival (in competition) in Nantucket Island, Massachusetts June 16-21, 1998.)

Released in United States June 1998 (Shown at Newport International Film Festival June 2-7, 1998.)

Released in United States June 1998 (Shown at Florida Film Festival June 12-21, 1998.)