Theme: Mysterious Strangers

Mysterious Strangers are unknown persons who appear out of the blue and have a disruptive influence on the everyday lives of people. There is usually some mystery, if not outright enigma, about who they are and where they come from. Strangers can be magical, sinister, alien or psychopathic in nature.

Sometimes mysterious strangers might have a magical transformative influence – such as Mary Poppins and Nanny McPhee. Other times the strangers might have malevolent influence or else have a strong charisma that influences and seduces others.

There is also a body of films that began with Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Teorema (1968) about mysterious strangers who have the ability to create Miracles. In almost all cases, these individuals are ambiguous and it is not always clear if their miraculous influence is for good or evil.