Izidor, whose son, Adrjani, was recently arrested and imprisoned, believes Stefane has been sent as a blessing from God. But given the hardships of the road, Stefane seems on the verge of abandoning his nomadic life when he encounters Izidor, an old gypsy musician who says he knows Luca. Armed with recording equipment and blank tapes, the young man is on a quest to find Nora Luca, the singer who was the favorite of his dead father. The title, which means “crazy outsider,” refers to Romain Duris’ Stefane, a young Parisian gradually drawn into the gypsy way of life.Īs Gatlif opens his film, Stefane is wandering on foot on a barren, inhospitable road in a wintry Romania. With: Romain Duris (Stephane), Rona Hartner (Sabina) and Isidor Serban (Izidor).Writer-director Tony Gatlif continues his exploration of his gypsy heritage with “Gadjo Dijo,” a film that offers a fascinating glimpse of the culture and plight of Romanian gypsies. Written (in French, Romanian and Romany, with English subtitles) and directed by Tony Gatlif director of photography, Eric Guichard edited by Monique Dartonne music by Gatlif produced by Doru Mitran released by Lions Gate Films. Humor when a man tries to get his double bass past a clothesline. The film contains gorgeous shots of the forest blanketed in snow, heartwarming and hysterical wedding scenes and a moment of inspired silent-film-style Gatlif, who wrote and directed the film, and Eric Guichard, his cinematographer, have done well. The question is whether Stephane will stay in this new-found but misunderstood utopia or return to the world he knows. I rot!" Just as it's time for him to go back to Paris, tragedy strikes the Gypsies. He is also dancing in a near-trance in Bucharest, drinking vodka and crying out: "May I die! May Despite that initial lack of interest, Stephane is soon making love to her hungrily. Her skirts revealing her bare bottom to him. Her idea of letting him know she doesn't want his attentions is to bite his hand, then raise Sabina (Rona Hartner), the village's fallen woman (for some reason connected with a stay in Belgium), is pretty sure he's not. Two women, observing Stephane's dusting and sweeping, conclude "Aren't you ashamed of yourself for cleaning my house?" he asks. Izidor (Isidor Serban), his host, is horrified when Stephane tries to spruce up the place. With her but finds himself drawn into an exotic new lifestyle instead. Needless to say, he does not immediately make contact To honor his dead father, he has come to locate the father's favorite singer and record her for posterity. Stephane, a sophisticated Parisian, has a good reason for being here. Dilo, as in the film's title, means crazy. Gadjo, in the Gypsies' Romany language, means outsider. The next morning, two little boys scream with a combination of terror and pleasure, "There's a great big gadjo sleeping at our place!" He's soon joined by a very drunk man shouting: "May I die! May I rot!" and lamenting the injustice of his son having just been sent to prison.Īgainst his better judgment, Stephane accepts the man's offer of a place to sleep. When he finally reaches a building with lights on, it's locked. "Gadjo Dilo" opens with a shot of Stephane (Romain Duris) walking, in shoes that are coming apart, in the middle of a desolate road covered with snow and His intriguing, skillfully made new film is in love with its subjects. He told the story of a homeless Gypsy boy in France. In 1994, Gatlif wrote and directed "Latcho Drom," sort of a musical travelogue of Gypsy culture. Romain Duris plays Stéphane and Rona Hartner is Sabina, his sex partner, in Tony Gatlif's "Gadjo Dilo."Īt least that seems to be the message of "Gadjo Dilo," the third in Tony Gatlif's Gypsy trilogy. The women bathe in pairs with flowers in their hair. Gypsies are wacky, fun-loving and hard-drinking they have a hearty appetite for sex, a visceral connection with music and a real sense of community. The antidote for the quiet desperation and alienation of contemporary urban lives is much simpler: becomeĪ Gypsy. Orget yoga, tai chi, psychotherapy and monastery vacations. The New York Times on the Web: Current Film.'Gadjo Dilo': Embracing the Gypsy Cure Instead of ProzacįILM REVIEW 'Gadjo Dilo': Embracing the Gypsy Cure Instead of Prozac
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