Latcho Drom (1993)

The journey of the Romany people told through musicians and dancers of India, Egypt, Turkey, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, France, and Spain.

Director:

Tony Gatlif

Writer:

Tony Gatlif

Stars:

La Caita

3 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
La Caita	...	Herself

Storyline

The film takes the viewer on a journey west, from India to Spain, with stops along the way, to dramatize Romany's nomadic culture. This journey takes place over a year's time, from summer through fall and winter to spring. Gatlif holds his camera on the elemental essentials of this life: water, the wheel, fire, beasts of burden and of sustenance, colorful clothes, jewelry, musical instruments, song, and dance. Throughout, via song and dance, young and old celebrate, embody, and teach the cultural values of family, journey, love, separateness, and persecution.

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Plot Keywords:

romany | gypsy culture | gypsy dance | gypsy tradition | gypsy music | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French Romany Turkish Slovak Rajasthani Hungarian Arabic Spanish

Release Date:

4 March 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Safe Journey

Filming Locations:

Egypt

Box Office

Gross:

$1,026,174 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

K.G. Productions, Canal+, Sofiarp

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Second movie of Tony Gatlif's trilogy on the Gypsy people. It was preceded by Les princes and followed by The Crazy Stranger.

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Connections

Referenced in Human Heart Explodes (2006)

User Reviews

Nice Music, but need more guidance.

I ended up liking this movie but it was not the easiest to get through. What makes the movie great is the music and the scenery. The songs are beautiful and the musicians are talented. A great job was done to show different settings for the Rom people.

However, the viewer was not guided enough. A more in depth history of the Rom people would have been nice. Only a fraction of the of the spoken words were given English subtitles. In addition, more explanations about the settings and who was their and some of their challenges would have been appreciated too. It would have helped if there were a narrator too explain about customs, dress and music.