Asia Argento, Amira Casar, Birol Ünel

Zingarina arrives in Transylavania, accompanied by her close friend Marie and her guide and interpreter Luminitsa. She is not there only to visit this region of Romania but to trace her lover Milan, a...( read more  read more... ) musician who has made her pregnant and who left her without a word of explanation. When she finds him back, he brutally rejects her and Zingarina is terribly upset. She leaves her two companions and having become a wreck she hardly survives by following a wandering little girl. Her destiny changes for the best when she meets Tchangalo, a traveling trader...

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Unrated, 1 hr. 43 min.

Directed by: Tony Gatlif

Release Date: May 28, 2006

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  • July 13, 2008
    The only reason I sought out this film was due to it starring Birol Ünel, who I fell completely in love with in 2004's Head-On. And while that fact remains Transylvania's most redeeming factor for me, I'm still glad to have seen it as its a pretty good film on its own. The centr...( read more)al character of the film is Zingarina (played by Asia Argento, daughter of legendary horror director Dario Argento), a French woman who travels to Transylvania to track down Milan, her boyfriend who she thought had been deported suddenly. I've never seen Asia in a role of any real substance before, so this was a pleasant surprise, as she does an excellent job. She plays the woman driven to the brink by love as being racked with a controlled chaos, which is well conveyed in the tragic defiance that seems to emit naturally from her beautiful face. I'm pretty sure I could watch Birol Ünel just standing in a field smoking a cigarette for two hours and I'd love it, but he's also good here. Unfortunately, the film loses any sense of focus from about half-way through. While this is somewhat appropriate due to the fact that the two main characters clearly don't follow any set life path, it is still the film's chief flaw. However, this is somewhat redeemed by the fact that, despite this, the film continues to breed some great moments and remains brimming with beautiful imagery. The whole thing is also continually shrouded in mysticism and Transylvanian Gypsy culture and that makes it always an interesting watch, at the very least. Despite its flaws, this is a film worth checking out.
  • September 3, 2009
    This film is one of the most unusual cinematic works you are likely to see this year, full of music, dancing, delusion, searching, and joy for the basic essence of life. It captures a sense of wilderness and desolation in the post-totalitarian era of Romania, a mixture of the wil...( read more)d and natural juxtaposed with the scars of incongruous political ideology. As well as some very humorous moments, this film wins a prize for most scary birth scene (CASUALTY is for wimps), best Bob Geldof imitator (the highly charismatic Birol Ünel, whose character Tchango also wins best drunken dance and best chef - what the master chefs could learn about basic cooking techniques from this guy).

    Like a rich and colourful shifting tapestry or a tasty, spicy tagine, this film will bring out your inner wandering gypsy. Joyous and enlightening.
  • August 8, 2009
    Talking about a wild ass Movie..
    This one takes the cake!
  • April 3, 2009
    A movie called Transylvania that is not about vampires!

    What it is, is a poignant film about a pregnant woman, magnificently portrayed by Asia Argento, who travels to Romania with a friend to find her lover, who left her in France. Once brutally rejected, she escapes her fr...( read more)iend and embraces a gypsy lifestyle until meeting up with another lost soul.

    A powerful, raw, emotional journey of a woman letting go to find the happiness she seeks.
  • January 19, 2009
    Maravillosa!! Puede seguir buscando seńor Gatlif en tierras lejanas, esta vez el "amor" el mas desgarrador y rudo.
  • December 20, 2008
    I think one of Asia Argento greatest movies make.
  • November 27, 2008
    Even if Asia Argento and Amira Casar r beautiful.
  • April 17, 2008
    zingarina is a chaotic character.her daydream scene was wonderful.gypsy songs in film was too funny.
  • January 26, 2008
    one of the most beautiful movies i have ever seen.
  • September 8, 2007
    J'ai adoré la musique.

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August 10, 2007
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times

When not hyperkinetic, the film is stone-cold dull. full review

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