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| Latcho Drom |
The second in Tony Gatlif's Gypsy triliogy (
Les Princes,
Gadjo Dilo),
Latcho Drom spans the origins and history of the Roma people entirely through song. In both style and instrumentation, the music is varied and enticing.
Gatlif's camera traverses the globe - Egypt, India, France, Spain and Eastern Europe revealing the sheer diversity and beauty of the Roma. Across sandy deserts, snow covered plains and European towns, the Roma's songs of struggle and hope resonate, rendering the passionate endurance of this vast and ancient culture completely immediate.
Winner Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival, Latcho Drom is an "intensely lyrical portrait of Gypsy culture".
