Once We Were Strangers (1997)
I protagonisti sono Antonio ed Apu che vivono più o meno gli stessi problemi. Antonio è un cuoco immigrato a New York che perde il lavoro perché non vuole preparare una carbonara usando l'aglio. Antonio si innamora di Ellen, una studentessa che lavora per una radio e che sta per trasferirsi a Parigi. Mentre il suo amico indiano Apu, che fa la cavia umana, combina un matrimonio per procura ed ha problemi con la nuova moglie Devi, che vive a disagio il suo trasferimento nella Grande Mela e non riesce a sopportare alcune privazioni.
Direttore:
Emanuele Crialese
Scrittore:
Emanuele Crialese
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Vincenzo Amato as Antonio |
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Jessica Whitney Gould as Ellen |
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Anjalee Deshpande as Devi |
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Ajay Naidu as Apu |
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Lynn Cohen as Natasha |
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Lázaro Pérez as Homeless Man |
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Alisha McKinney as Supermarket Cashier |
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Lou George as Building Security |
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Ostaro as Porn Shop Owner |
| Writing | Flavio Ibba | Musical |
| Writing | Emanuele Crialese | Writer |
| Directing | Emanuele Crialese | Director |
| Camera | Sam Selva | Director of Photography |
| Production | John P. Adams | Producer |
| Production | Emanuele Crialese | Producer |
| Production | Raymond De Marco | Executive Producer |
| Production | Eric Emanuel | Executive Producer |
| Production | Philip Monaco | Executive Producer |
| Production | Domenico Albonetti | Co-Producer |
| Production | Stefano Celesti | Co-Producer |
| Directing | Stefano Celesti | Assistant Director |
| Production | Carlo Corazza | Co-Producer |
| Production | Angelo Loy | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Flavio Ibba | Music |
| Sound | Flavio Ibba | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Sam Selva | Cinematography |
| Editing | Simona Paggi | Editor |
| Production | Domenico Albonetti | Casting Director |
| Art | Diego Modino | Set Decoration |
| Art | Charlotte Bourke | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Danny Glicker | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ghigo Giuditta | Makeup Designer |
| Directing | Domenico Albonetti | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Camille d'Arcimoles | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephanie Gima | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kimberly Faith Green | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Editing | Maddalena Colombo | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Gianluca Quarto | Post Production Assistant |
| Production | Linda Moran | Location Manager |
| Directing | Solange Marquis | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Stefano Celesti | Controller |
| Art | Laura Aite | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Vincenzo Amato | Storyboard Artist |
| Art | Wendy Judge | Props |
| Camera | Cho Eun-ryung | Key Grip |
| Camera | Alberto Novelli | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Martin Nowlan | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Alfred Padilla | Electrician |
| Camera | Antonio Panetta | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Sam Selva | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jerome Camera Williams | Second Assistant Camera |
| Writing | John P. Adams | Co-Writer |
| Writing | Ray Zorhed | Co-Writer |
| Writing | Emanuele Crialese | Idea |
| Writing | Emanuele Crialese | Story |
| Crew | Emanuele Crialese | Script |
| Writing | Emanuele Crialese | Screenplay |
| Sound | Gianluca Basili | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Sergio Basili | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Paolo Battisti | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Diana Milani | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Mylene Perelgritz | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Theresa Radka | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Angelo Raguseo | Sound Technical Supervisor |
| Sound | Antonio Tirinelli | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Dan Wesson | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Gianfranco Zorzi | Dialogue Editor |