Gadjo Dilo (1997)
4.0 of 5 from 50 ratings
1h 42min
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- Synopsis:
- In director Tony Gatlif's award-winning 1998 film, a young French man travels to Romania in search of his recently deceased father's favourite singer, a legendary Gypsy vocalist. In hopes of tracking her down and recording her music, he ingratiates himself with the local Gypsy community. Initially suspicious of the stranger, the villagers gradually come to accept him. He, in turn, soon falls in love with one of them, a beautiful, spirited dancer.
- Actors:
- Romain Duris, Rona Hartner, Izidor Serban, Ovidiu Balan, Angela Serban, Aurica Ursan, Vasile Serban, Ioan Serban, Gheorge Gherebenec, Dan Astileanu, Valentin Teodosiu, Petre Nicolae, Calman Kantor, Florin Moldovan, Adrian Simionescu, Luminita Paun, Jean Paun, Petre Costescu, Mónika Juhász Miczura
- Directors:
- Tony Gatlif
- Writers:
- Tony Gatlif, Kits Hilaire
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama, Music & Musicals, Romance
- Countries:
- Romania
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Superb Gatlif Magic - Gadjo Dilo review by PM
Absorbing from beginning to end, but be careful; I have seen two versions of this film, one with English subtitles had also been badly sanitised, so much so that the entire meaning of the film had been erased. I speak French but not Romanian, and it's very amusing to guess what's going on (without subtitles), as the French lad in the film has to. The more I see of Gatlif's films, the more I believe there is no one else in cinema who comes near him in terms of combining the imagination with culture, history and the dispassionate portrayal of the energy that motivates individuals. His films are at once iconic and also intensely personal, and always with the most respectful and joyful homage to the universe of music.
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