Once We Were Strangers
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Emanuele Crialese
Vincenzo Amato
Jessica W Gould
Ajay Naidu
Anjalee Deshpande
Alisha Mckinney
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Antonio is an Italian working without papers at a Manhattan restaurant and meets Ellen while explaining to her date that carbonara isn't made with garlic. Apu, a naturalized Indian also working at the restaurant, is preparing to meet his arranged bride, Devi. Just as Ellen and Antonio appear to be creating a steady relationship, she drops the bombshell that she's leaving for Paris. Meanwhile, immigration officials are closing in on Antonio, and Apu and Devi are trying to work out an arrangement that will let him be a modern guy while not offending Devi's traditional values.
Director
Emanuele Crialese
Cast
Vincenzo Amato
Jessica W Gould
Ajay Naidu
Anjalee Deshpande
Alisha Mckinney
Lynn Cohen
Lazaro Perez
Stephen Michaels
Adrian Witzke
Crew
John P Adams
Domenico Albonetti
Domenico Albonetti
Domenico Albonetti
Charlotte Burke
Carlo Corazza Celesti
Emanuele Crialese
Emanuele Crialese
Raymond Demarco
Eric Emanuel
Danny Glicker
Angelo Loy
Diego Modino
Philip Monaco
Simona Paggi
Theresa Radka
Sam Selva
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the award for Best Actor (Amato) at the 1999 Brussels International Film Festival.
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States January 1998
Released in United States May 2000
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1998
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Cinema of Today) August 22 - September 2, 1997.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 15-25, 1998.
Shown at Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival (Feature) May 10-14, 2000
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Cinema of Today) August 22 - September 2, 1997.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.)
Released in United States January 1998 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 15-25, 1998.)
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1998
Released in United States May 2000 (Shown at Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival (Feature) May 10-14, 2000)
