The Crazy Stranger

1997 [FRENCH]

Action / Comedy / Drama / Music / Romance

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 91% · 20 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 91% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.6/10 10 8773 8.8K

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Plot summary

A man is looking for a singer he had heard on cassette. He finds much more.

Director

Tony Gatlif Photo
Tony Gatlif

Top cast

Rona Hartner Photo
Rona Hartner as Sabina
Romain Duris Photo
Romain Duris as Stéphane
Calman Kantor Photo
Calman Kantor as Radu
Florin Moldovan Photo
Florin Moldovan as Adriani
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933.61 MB
1194*720
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   fr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 41 min
Seeds 4
894.24 MB
1200*720
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   fr  
25 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 5
1.87 GB
1792*1080
French 5.1
NR
Subtitles us   fr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 41 min
Seeds 14
1.62 GB
1800*1080
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   fr  
25 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by filipa_amim 9 / 10

A beautiful movie that's going to echo in your memory for a long time.

"Gadjo Dilo" shows the trip of a young man in search of a voice that he fell in love with. Stéphane (Roman Duris) is a musicologist that just follows his guts, his instinct, to find the mysterious singer Nora Luca in Romania. He follows a passionate and realistic journey that teaches himself the gypsy way of being. Quite different from the Kusturica approach, Tony Gatlif's music is more intimate of the true gypsy soul and enables us to feel and understand it. With this "musical anthropological" view a stunning portrait of this culture is made, with all it's roughness and spontaneity. As a viewer i grew as a person with this movie, some preconceptions were broken and a great admiration was born for the Romanian nomads.I believe that "Gadjo Dilo" is a true approach to the gypsy way of being, a music that will inspire your future steps.
Reviewed by luiern 9 / 10

Gypsy music and a man discovering his past

In life you do come across with little gems of movies. Gadjo dilo represents that, tenderness, simplistic and genuine approach to the soul of the gypsy people. Hard not to be moved by movies like this that essentially portray so beautifully a piece of a persons life. The music is great, a major discovery in my life and although seen it years ago i still treasure it as one of the reasons why i enjoy watching movies. Most of the actors of the movie did not have formal training and they manage to pull it together in a way that accomplished ones would have real trouble to do so. One of those movies that reinstate your faith in the homelessness of the good quality cinema NOT TO BE MISSED
Reviewed by duk3 8 / 10

Nothing compares to it

Gadjo Dilo stroked me in a most unconventional way. I saw it at a friend without knowing or expecting what it will be about. Very realistic and sincere, with raw images and beautiful shots, it simply shook me up. The way gypsies are presented is a true insight of their culture and way of living. The acting, done by amateurs at most, is flawless, especially by Izidor who delivers perfectly. Even if the story is hardly present, the movie doesn't need one as it slowly goesdeep with drama, comedy, ethnicity and music. Overall Gadjo Dilo (free translation Crazy Dude) is an unexpected gem from Tony Gatlif that is different from everything I've seen. Misto!
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