Stephane is a young Parisian travelling through a remote area of Romania in search of a legendary singer whom he hopes to record. He encounters Izidor, a wizened gypsy who is bemoaning the imprisonment of his son, who takes Stephane under his wing. With a guide and patron to steer him through the chaotic and suspicion-driven world of the gypsies, Stephane soon becomes engrossed in a rambunctious lifelstyle which celebrates life through singing, drinking and cursing. In French and Romanian with English subtitles. Cast includes: Romaine Duris, Rona Hartner, Izidor Serban and Florin Moldovan. (Awards: include Paris Film Festival 1998; Locarno International Film Festival 1997 and Brussels International Film Festival 1998)
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ACMI Identifier
314467
Language
French
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Foreign language films
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Awards
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Gypsies
Feature films → Feature films - France
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)