Stranger from Paradise

Willy (John Lurie), a Hungarian immigrant living in New York, is a young man who considers himself fashionable. Entrusted by his aunt, he reluctantly welcomes his cousin Ava (Eszter Balint), whom he has never met, to stay at her residence for 10 days. However, during the short and boring ten days, Ava, with her unique personality, gradually won Willy's favor and became friends with his good buddy Eddie (Richard Edson). A year later, Willie and Eddie won a lot of money playing poker. They decided to leave the city and go to Cleveland to find Ava. Also out of boredom, the three friends decided to leave Cleveland after the round and go to Florida for vacation together. However, in Florida, the boring time finally took a dramatic turn. Willy and Eddie lost all their money on a dog racing trip, while Ava was mistakenly recognized by a drug dealer while walking on the beach and received a windfall. After Ava left some money for her two partners, she prepared to buy a plane ticket and fly back to Europe. At the same time, Willy and Eddie went to horse racing and won the money back. Can they successfully recover Ava at the airport... This film won the Golden Leopard Award at the Locarno International Film Festival in 1984 and the 1988