Film director, producer, screenwriter and actor tony gatlif born as michel dahmani on 10 september 1948 in algiers is a french film director of romani ethnicity who also works as a screenwriter, composer, actor, and producer. Film synopsis d uring the summer holidays, max, a 10year old boy, stays with his grandmother in the alsace region of france. Tony gatlifs films include gadjo dilo lo straniero pazzo, latcho drom, transylvania, vengo. The obscure and intense movies of tony gatlif certainly qualify as modern screen gems. Latcho drom is my preferred gatlif film, and is documentary style with very little dialogue so the korean bad subtitles werent a particular nuisance. This double background was a source of inspiration for most of his films. He won several prizes for his documentary latcho drom 1993 which was shown in rotterdam only last year in the romani cinema section. Gatlif has directed several films putting romani music at the heart of them most notably exiles starring everyones favourite romain duris, and the brilliant swing. Though the film doesnt rank amongst the best of gatlifs rich body of work it does weave a spell over the viewer with its genuine warmth in. Set over a year the film delves into the issues surrounding their way of life and what is required for such a long journey. A film done with the rich background of someone who knows his roots.
Latcho drom bande originale du film 1993, cd discogs. With oscar copp, lou rech, tchavolo schmitt, mandino reinhardt. Latcho drom is an awkward, yet revealing slice of gypsy life. French filmmaker tony gatlif understands that concept well. Whether it be his choice of subject, the way he tells a story, the way he uses the camera or the style in which his actors perform, there is a. Tchavolo released another album every few years while also branching out into film to play the guitarist and teacher miraldo in tony gatlifs 2002 film swing.
He becomes an avid fan of gypsy jazz the day he hears the virtuoso guitar player miraldo strumming the chords. But for a musician like tchavolo, recordings only tell half the tale. A film that marks the meeting of tony gatlif with a man who meant a lot to him, gerard lebovici. Hes fascinated by the guitar playing of gypsy miraldo. Tony gatlif was born on september 10, 1948 in algiers, alger, france as michel dahmani. Informace o filmu na komedie muzikal, francie, 2002, 90 min. She introduces max to her gypsy community who live in caravans and downatheel public housing. A young french boy finds himself enchanted by the roma community first because of his wish to learn to play guitar and later for his growing friendshipattraction to a young roma girl named swing. Gadjo dilo by tony gatlif with english sub rare for sale. Guitar mandino reinhardt, sony reinhardt, tchavolo schmitt. If you have seen tony gatlifs gadjo dilo or the more recent vengo, you will know of the filmmakers passion for this culture that is slowly disappearing.
Gatlifs 2000 film, vengo, is set in a dusty gypsy village in southern spain. Michel dahamani tony gatlif 1948, algeria is an algerian of gypsy blood. He is a director and writer, known for korkoro 2009, vengo 2000 and. There has never been a good war or a bad piece jul 31st. Tony gatlif swing bande originale du film 2002, cd.
Frequently, he slips away to visit a community of manouche gypsies, having befriended a young gypsy girl named swing. Max is about thirteen and writes letters in exchange for manouche jazz guitar lessons. Dorado et samson schmitt minor swinglady be good by mariarr. Find similar and related movies for swing 2002 tony gatlif on allmovie. An effective direct, elegant, dry and requires the viewer a filmmaker, a leg, an author.
Max also falls in love with a gypsy girl named swing, who is a feisty tomboy. He goes to visit the gypsies in search of a guitar, where he meets a young romani tomboy, swing. When she finds him, she is rejected and milan tells that. In a suburb of strasbourg, alsace, france, ten year old boy, max, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother. Tony galifs portrayal of gypsy culture is, as in all of his films, sympathetic, colourful and rather poignant. Liberte korkoro tony gatlif 2009 subt fr avi youtube. His film les princes 1983 was an uncompromising portrait of gypsies in a soulless outer suburb. Tony gatlif and transylvania at the flanders international film festival. Swing is a french film by tony gatlif, released in 2002. They hire the guide and interpreter luminitsa to help them to find the musician milan.
The film debuted at the unifrance french film festival in japan 1995, and premiered in france april 17, 1996. He followed with mondo1997 and gadjo dilo1997 again, a gypsy tale, this time fiction. Gatlif weaves colorful and musical tapestries of european gypsy life that are powerful portrayals of one of the oldest and most misunderstood cultures on the planet, the roma. Zingarina, who is twomonth pregnant, travels from france to transylvania with her friend marie to seek out her lover milan agustin that was deported from france. Directed by tony gatlif and stars oscar copp, lou rech and tchavolo schmitt.
In exchange for writing letters to the social security institutes he gets guitar lessons from miraldo. The acting and plot are minimal and the movie is a vehicle for the stunning musical performances. Oscar copp, lou rech, mandino reinhardt, colette lepage, shasha, tony gatlif. He hears manouche gypsy romani music being played in a local bar, and loves it. There is nothing too profound in swing, and indeed it is probably gatlif s simplest film to date, yet it is beautifully composed and connects with its audience in a way that few contemporary films manage to. French artists and exporters out in force at the french film festival in tokyo organized by unifrance. Mondo is a 1995 french drama film written and directed by tony gatlif based upon the short story by j. Tony gatlif academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. While enjoying summer vacation at his grandmothers victorian mansion, max oscar copp stumbles upon a bar at which miraldo tchavolo schmitt, a gypsy. A fan of the gypsy jazz musician django reinhardt, max trades his walkman for a guitar and takes music lessons from one of the gypsies, miraldo. Tony gatlif is an uncompromising look at this community comes to poverty and rejection. Tony gatlif goes deep into gypsy traditions, lore and way of life.