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La gitane

  • 1986
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
279
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Claude Brasseur and Valérie Kaprisky in La gitane (1986)
Comedy

A stuffy bank clerk has his humdrum existence turned upside-down when a free-spirited, larcenous gipsy girl falls in love with him.A stuffy bank clerk has his humdrum existence turned upside-down when a free-spirited, larcenous gipsy girl falls in love with him.A stuffy bank clerk has his humdrum existence turned upside-down when a free-spirited, larcenous gipsy girl falls in love with him.

  • Director
    • Philippe de Broca
  • Writers
    • Philippe de Broca
    • Jean-Loup Hubert
  • Stars
    • Claude Brasseur
    • Valérie Kaprisky
    • Martin Lamotte
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    279
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Philippe de Broca
    • Writers
      • Philippe de Broca
      • Jean-Loup Hubert
    • Stars
      • Claude Brasseur
      • Valérie Kaprisky
      • Martin Lamotte
    • 1User review
  • See production, box office & company info
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    La gitane (1986)
    Claude Brasseur and Valérie Kaprisky in La gitane (1986)
    Claude Brasseur and Valérie Kaprisky in La gitane (1986)
    Claude Brasseur, Clémentine Célarié, and Valérie Kaprisky in La gitane (1986)
    Claude Brasseur and Valérie Kaprisky in La gitane (1986)
    Valérie Kaprisky in La gitane (1986)
    Claude Brasseur and Valérie Kaprisky in La gitane (1986)
    Valérie Kaprisky in La gitane (1986)
    Claude Brasseur and Valérie Kaprisky in La gitane (1986)
    Valérie Kaprisky in La gitane (1986)
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    Claude Brasseur
    Claude Brasseur
    • Hubert Durieux
    Valérie Kaprisky
    Valérie Kaprisky
    • Mona
    Martin Lamotte
    Martin Lamotte
    • Le commissaire
    Stéphane Audran
    Stéphane Audran
    • Brigitte
    Clémentine Célarié
    • Elsa
    Marie-Anne Chazel
    Marie-Anne Chazel
    • Mlle Caprot
    Jacques Legras
    Jacques Legras
    • Pilu
    Valérie Rojan
    • Florence
    Rosine Cadoret
    • Mme Chomard
    Henri Virlojeux
    • Le vieux Gitan
    Lionel De Bar
    • Le décoré
    Eliane Barral
    • Isabelle
    Didier Briscadieu
    • Ricardo
    Patrick Cartié
    • Le journaluste
    Bernard Clementin
    • Le préfet
    Anna Gaylor
    • La femme aux boucles
    Sylvie Huguel
    • La bonne femme
    Gaëlle Legrand
    Gaëlle Legrand
    • Mme Binet
    • Director
      • Philippe de Broca
    • Writers
      • Philippe de Broca
      • Jean-Loup Hubert
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      Suite pour Orchestre de Chamber et Piano-Jazz Trio
      Written by Claude Bolling

      Performed by Maurice Coignard (co-orchestration)

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    Went to see the gypsy(she had no crystal ball)
    "La Gitane" is probably the worst (or at least the most hopeless) of all talented Philippe De Broca's efforts:not a single funny ,let alone witty line ,ponderous gags ,predictable development.

    It would have been interesting to pit a well-respected bank executive against a defiant gypsy;the bourgeois man is harassed by women,all played by squalling harpies (only Stephane Audran manages to show some emotion in her last scene before going to greater glories in "Babette's feast" );one fine day,a gypsy steals his car ,and his life will be changed forever.

    Colossal mistake :Valerie Kaprisky is completely miscast as a gypsy !Since Tony Gatlif,we have been more demanding as far as gypsies are concerned :here the character is a cute chick ,talking like a young trendy and moving like a hot top model.

    We could have expected more from a clash between the posh bourgeois world and the gypsies one ,on the fringes of society: the scene when the police intervene ,on the garbage dump where the gypsies live ,is sheer rubbish itself.The "Légion D'Honneur" scene could have been a great put- down of this medal "which impresses the morons " (as Henri Jeanson would say)but De Broca (who may or may not have been awarded it) treats it cowardly.The end of the sequence ,when Brasseur carries Kaprisky in his arms ,will remind the director's old fans of the moment when Belmondo forces the nobles to give their jewels to his dead love Claudia Cardinale in the highly superior "Cartouche " ,but here ,politically correct,Kaprisky gives the earrings back to her rich owner.

    One can save ,at a pinch,one good gag: Brasseur discovers that the painting the gypsy hangs on the wall to decorate his office is a Watteau she stole from the local museum.
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    • Aug 11, 2016

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    • Release date
      • January 29, 1986 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Ciganka
    • Filming locations
      • Berges de l'Oise, Cergy, Val-d'Oise, France
    • Production companies
      • Films A2
      • T. Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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