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Romain Duris, Rona Hartner, Izidor Serban, Florin Moldovan, Ovidiu Balan ... see more see more... , Dan Astileani , Valentin Teodosiu

In this comedy-drama, Stephane (Romain Duris), a young man from France, travels to Romania on a mission; his father has recently passed away, and since the old man's favorite singer was an unrecorded ... read more read more...gypsy vocalist from Romania, he has come to track her down and put her music on tape. However, he's not sure where she is, and as he wanders though a village in battered shoes on a cold night, an older gentleman of gypsy blood, Izidor (Isidor Serban) allows him to spend the night in his home after regaling him with drunken rants about his dire fate. While gypsies take a dim view of strangers, Stephane goes out of his way to ingratiate himself into their community, and as the locals develop a grudging trust for him, Stephane meets Sabina (Rona Hartner), a beautiful gypsy dancer whose allure is matched by her fiery personality and blunt vocabulary. Izador is Sabina's accompanying musician, and as Stephane is drawn into Sabina's web by the passion of both her dancing and her lovemaking, he also becomes friends with the older man and struggles to better understand his way of life. Director Tony Gatlif, himself of gypsy heritage, previously directed a documentary about gypsy musicians, Latcho Drom. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 37 min.

Directed by: Tony Gatlif

Release Date: August 7, 1998

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DVD Release Date: April 26, 2005

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  • jimbotender
    September 20, 2008
    jimbotender
    Excellent musical carnival of souls.Gatlif pretty much adores the subject of ethnicity and identity,so the combination gets out of hand for the delirium's purpose and average occasions emphasize on the meaning of craziness.Prickling on foot?I don't think this will happen here,a f... read moreiesta for the living and wild endeavors.
  • logged81
    May 4, 2008
    logged81
    A Frenchman searching for a singer that was his deceased fathers favorite. The journey lands him in the villages of Romanian Gypsies. You should see it, good movie.
  • matricialynnicus
    March 15, 2008
    matricialynnicus
    This is a fantastic film, but don't watch it if you are too sexually conservative. I watched it with my mom and ex-bf, and they were uncomfortable with parts of it, but I adore it. (T)
  • marialamelanzana
    June 8, 2006
    marialamelanzana
    Ethnomusicology rocks!! I also love "Latcho Drom", which is notably absent on this site, by the same director.

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Critic Reviews

Kevin Thomas
February 14, 2001
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

Duris' enthusiasm and humor lend balance to the bombastic yet likable Serban, and the lovely Hartner has no trouble at all casting a powerfully seductive spell. Full Review

Anita Gates
January 1, 2000
Anita Gates, New York Times

Gatlif, who wrote and directed the film, and Eric Guichard, his cinematographer, have done well. Full Review

Peter Stack
January 1, 2000
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle

It has a spontaneity and freshness rare in movies. Full Review

Robert Horton
January 1, 2000
Robert Horton, Film.com

Gatlif's raw, open-ended approach results in some slow patches, but the ground-level look at gypsy culture never feels less than authentic.

Tom Keogh
January 1, 2000
Tom Keogh, Film.com

A vigorous, noisy, sometimes electrifying film.

Joe Baltake
January 1, 2000
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee

The movie fairly breathes with life. Full Review

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
March 4, 2002
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

A cross-cultural gem about gypsies filled with rituals, music and the practice of hospitality. Full Review

Christopher Null
January 1, 2000
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

Lots of foul mouthed language and even more dancing. Uh huh. Full Review

Gemma Files
January 1, 2000
Gemma Files, eye WEEKLY

Packed full of exuberant wordplay and beguiling imagery, Gadjo Dilo is a strange and beautiful collection of moments. Full Review

Walter V. Addiego
January 1, 2000
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Examiner

You leave the theater wishing you could spend more time with Sabina -- and hoping, for poor Stephane's sake, that she doesn't polish him off with her passion.. Full Review

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