Once We Were Strangers(1997)

movie - first aired/released 1997-08-29 - 91 min - audience 6.7

Comedy, Romance

Directed by Emanuele Crialese

Antonio is a seductive, charismatic Sicilian living illegally in New York. He wanders from job to job, lives as a squatter and enjoys a carefree romantic tryst with a wealthy art dealer. When he falls in love with Ellen, a strong-willed radio talk-show host who is set to move to Paris within a few days, he decides he must find a way to keep her from leaving.