Crazy Stranger/Gadjo Diloassignment

Weight/evaluation: 20 % of the final exam (20/100 points)

Assignment: Write a 700-800 word review-essay of Crazy Stranger.

A “regular” film review consists of a condensed plot synopsis (“plot” summary), relevant background information (on director, location, production, interesting tidbits about the making of the film, film genre), a set of abbreviated arguments about the film (what works and what doesn’t), and an evaluation (of the film’s entertainment value, engagement with social issues, aesthetic value, etc).

A review-essay is theme or “issue” driven.A film critic writing a review-essay is concerned less with the overall quality of the film and more with the “arguments” the film/filmmaker makes about certain issues—in our case, Roma/Gypsies. So, for this assignment, you’ll be approaching “Crazy Stranger” as an informed reader and critic ready to use the knowledge accumulated in this course to discuss the film’s/filmmaker’s portrayal of Roma/Gypsies.

Keep the plot synopsis and background information condensed (i.e., 2-4 sentences for each) and focus instead on character development, themes, motifs, “issues,” and details.

Here’re some questions you might want to use of guidelines for discussion:

How does the film portray the situation of Roma in this post-communist Romanian village? How does Stefan approach the Roma community (with what preconceptions or lack thereof) and why? How do the Roma approach Stefan? How do various sets of protagonists (Stefan the outsider, the Roma, the gadje living nearby) respond to one another’s presence?What kind of stereotypes do you see at work –on all sides–and to what consequences? Is Stefan’s journey successful? Comment on the ending.

Make references to specific scenes and details in Crazy Stranger, as well as to other films or texts we’ve discussed. Zoli by McCann or Chocolat by Joanne Harris

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