Romain Duris, Rona Hartner, Izidor Serban

A man is looking for a singer he had heard on cassette. He finds much more.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Tony Gatlif

Release Date: August 7, 1998

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DVD Release Date: April 26, 2005

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  • September 20, 2008
    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 more)iesta for the living and wild endeavors.
  • September 12, 2009
    its a very good movie!
  • February 17, 2009
    bravo succes in continuare
  • February 10, 2009
    Young Stephane is on a mission. He is determined to find a renowned gypsy singer somewhere in Romania.
  • January 19, 2009
    Esta vez buscamos un "músico", más música y mas color, no me canso de viajar por Rumania.
  • December 10, 2008
    no thanks not my kinda thing
  • August 26, 2008
    The culture of gypsies has long been an intriguing subject and GADJO DILO, written and directed by Tony Gatlif, whose parents were gypsies of Spanish origin, whisks us to Romania in a robust, colorful drama set in an authentic gypsy community. The plot involves the travels of Ste...( read more)phane, a young Parisian who is in search of a singer adored by his late father. He has a tape recording of her voice, and in a booze-soaked encounter is befriended by Izidor, an elderly musician who recognizes the voice on tape.

    What follows is a turbulent drama with a little of everything --a love affair between Stephane and Sabina, a beautiful dancer, Izidor's efforts to free his imprisoned son and the education of Stephane, at first known as a "gadjo dilo," which means crazy outsider, to the ways of the people he meets. Tempestuous gypsy music and vigorous dancing give the film a rousing beat and the colorful, caring depiction of the gypsies has the fascination of a travelogue. Romain Duris as Stephane, Isidor Serban as Izidor and the fetching Romanian-born and educated Rona Hartner as Sabina (Hartner now lives in Paris), reinforced by Romanian gypsy locals, help provide unusual realism and passion, which makes up for the occasional excess.
  • May 4, 2008
    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.
  • March 15, 2008
    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)
  • April 21, 2007
    That's the best kind of stranger!

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