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Gadjo dilo (1997)

A man is looking for a singer he had heard on cassette. He finds much more.

Director:

Tony Gatlif

Writers:

Tony Gatlif (original screenplay and adaptation), Kits Hilaire (screenplay adaptation) | 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Romain Duris ... Stéphane
Rona Hartner ... Sabina
Izidor Serban Izidor Serban ... Isidor
Ovidiu Balan Ovidiu Balan ... Sami
Angela Serban Angela Serban ... Angela
Aurica Ursan Aurica Ursan ... Aurica
Vasile Serban Vasile Serban ... Vasile
Ioan Serban Ioan Serban ... Ioan
Gheorge Gherebenec Gheorge Gherebenec ... Gheorge
Dan Astileanu Dan Astileanu ... Dumitru
Valentin Teodosiu ... Le Secrétaire de Mairie / Denech
Petre Nicolae Petre Nicolae ... L'Épicier
Calman Kantor Calman Kantor ... Radu
Florin Moldovan Florin Moldovan ... Adriani
Adrian Simionescu Adrian Simionescu ... L'Enfant Prodige
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Storyline

Stéphane, a young French man from Paris, travels to Romania. He is looking for the singer Nora Luca, whom his father had heard all the time before his death. Wandering along a frozen road, he meets old Izidor, a member of the Roma (Gypsy) and tells him of Nora Luca. Izidor seems to understand and takes him to his village. Stéphane believes that Izidor will take him to Nora Luca when the time has come. So, he lives in the Roma(Gypsy) village for several months. The other inhabitants dislike him at first (as he comes from those who call them thieves and attack their folks) but when they as they get to know him better, they grow to like him. In summer, the ice between him and beautiful Sabina finally cracks, and a secret is revealed. Written by Julian Reischl <julianreischl@mac.com>

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In Every Soul There is a Gypsy

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance

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Third movie of Tony Gatlif's trilogy on the Romani people. It was preceded by Les princes (1983) and Latcho Drom (1993). See more »

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Follows Les princes (1983) See more »

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A beautiful movie that's going to echo in your memory for a long time.
25 August 2005 | by filipa_amimSee all my reviews

"Gadjo Dilo" shows the trip of a young man in search of a voice that he fell in love with. Stéphane (Roman Duris) is a musicologist that just follows his guts, his instinct, to find the mysterious singer Nora Luca in Romania. He follows a passionate and realistic journey that teaches himself the gypsy way of being. Quite different from the Kusturica approach, Tony Gatlif's music is more intimate of the true gypsy soul and enables us to feel and understand it. With this "musical anthropological" view a stunning portrait of this culture is made, with all it's roughness and spontaneity. As a viewer i grew as a person with this movie, some preconceptions were broken and a great admiration was born for the Romanian nomads.

I believe that "Gadjo Dilo" is a true approach to the gypsy way of being, a music that will inspire your future steps.


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Country:

Romania | France

Language:

French | Romanian | Romany

Release Date:

24 July 1998 (Canada) See more »

Also Known As:

O Estrangeiro Louco See more »

Filming Locations:

Transylvania, Romania See more »

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Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,136, 9 August 1998

Gross USA:

$673,153
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Runtime:

| (Director's Cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby | Dolby SR

Color:

Color
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