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Release Date:
4 October 2006 (France) morePlot:
Zingarina arrives in Transylavania, accompanied by her close friend Marie and her guide and interpreter Luminitsa... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Celebration of life! moreCast
(Credited cast)| Asia Argento | ... | Zingarina | |
| Amira Casar | ... | Marie | |
| Birol Ünel | ... | Tchangalo | |
| Alexandra Beaujard | ... | Luminitsa | |
| Marco Castoldi | ... | Milan Agustin | |
| Bea Pálya | ... | La chanteuse du cabaret (as Beata Palya) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Marina Boldizsac | ... | La chanteuse ukrainenne | |
| Rares Budelaina | ... | Le jeune musicien | |
| Nicolae Cristache | ... | Le passeur | |
| Florin Estefan | ... | Le chanteur d'opéra | |
| Gabor | ... | Gabor, le paysan au traîneau | |
| Simion Lupu | ... | Le chanteur d'opéra | |
| Cornel Reileanu | ... | Le bedeau | |
| Mariana Rus | ... | Vandana | |
| Anton Tauf | ... | Le pope | |
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France:103 minCountry:
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Australia:M | UK:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Ireland:15A | France:U | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva)MOVIEmeter: 
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As far as I am concerned, cinema exists primarily to watch films like Tony Gatlif's Transylvania. It is full of life, love and loss, pain and sorrow, music and dance, culture and superstition. No-one with a heart can help but be moved by this ode to life and the Romany way.
Gatlif has made a career of showcasing the Romany, the culture of the gypsies. Credited with writing, co-writing and arranging virtually all the music in Transylvania, he clearly has a love of music that is infused within his films. This latest effort depicts a woman (Asia Argento) who leaves France and travels to Romania in search of her boyfriend, a gypsy musician.
The infusion of music and dance into the story is pure cinema magic. The cinematography, use of light and use of imagery are all magnificent. The choice of actors, both professional and non-professional, is excellent. Their comings and goings within the film are unpredictable, adding to the believability of the story, as crazy as it gets at times.
Asia Argento really is the star of the film. Her passion, strength and intensity are at the core of the story. Her rendition of gypsy womanhood as Zingarina is for me a landmark performance.
Gatlif showcases the bleak yet beautiful countryside and rural decay of forgotten lands, depicting a way of life that is slowly dying. His love for this culture and respect for those who are part of it is evident, and his depictions of it are electric, exhilarating and moving. The film's ending is amazing.
For me, this is close to as good as a film gets and is my equal favourite for the year so far. There is so much to like about it and I can't use enough superlatives. This is must-see cinema.