wow. who knew the story of gypsy migration could be so fascinatingly musical or relaxing?
'latcho drom', or 'safe journey' in english, by tony gatlif is beautifully directed and visually stunning in its story of the migration of gypsies or 'rom' from out of india, across the middle east, north africa, and over southern europe, told through the music of each of these different communities. but it's very hard to suss out for the first couple of segments that you are following the migration through time and over land. i didn't really pick up on the fact that there is no actual story, just a visual and musical drift through the changes for gypsies over time and geography, until the romanian segment.
don't get me wrong, the music is great. and, as i stated before, the visuals are captivating and beautiful. just make sure that if you're in for a penny, you're in for a pound on this film. it's not as short as it could be and there truly is no plot.
i fell asleep twice while watching the film, but my dreams were incredibly captivating and musical.
juiced May 9, 2003 05:47 PM | pokes (0)