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Reviews
Latcho Drom (1993)
Timeless yet ever changing
From India to Spain, "Latcho Drom" shows the Rom have survived much by keeping much of their culture and yet adapted what could be of use to them. Through their music and dancing, you witness the common thread that binds them all and yet change/adaptation is there to see from the countries they passed through and lived in....as well as influence. Hitler did his best to exterminate them (an old Romany woman bares the tattoo of a Concentration Camp number on her forearm while holding an old photo of a loved one while singing a song about those times.....several thousand died in those camps.) Ceascescue forced many to settle into villages and they are still forced to travel because of centuries old beliefs from others. Still they live much as their ancestors did and this film gives you a peek without preaching and makes you want to learn more.
What Dreams May Come (1998)
A very beautifully made, spiritual film of hope and love.
I just finished watching this film. Having just lost my father in law, makes the watching all the more poignant. Yet very uplifting as I would wish that he has found his wife (who died many years ago) and lost friends in a paradise of his own making.
Truly, a very wonderful, beautifully made spiritual film no matter what your beliefs are. Sincerely acted by a perfect cast and one of Robin Williams finest roles to date.