Latcho Drom
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Latcho Drom |
| Original title | Latcho Drom |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French , Spanish , Romani , Turkish , Slovak , Rajasthani , Hungarian , Arabic |
| Publishing year | 1993 |
| length | 103 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Tony Gatlif |
| script | Tony Gatlif |
| production | Tony Gatlif, Michèle Ray-Gavras |
| camera | Eric Guichard |
| cut | Nicole D.-V. Berckmans |
Latcho Drom is a 1993 film produced by the Algerian- born French director Tony Gatlif . The film deals with the "Journey of the Gypsies ", meaning the alleged migration of the Roma from India to North Africa and Europe . Latcho Drom is a Romani expression and means something like "Have a good trip".
The film completely dispenses with dialogues or theatrical presentations. The only stylistic devices are the music of the Roma understood in this way and its manifestations, which this music is said to have experienced in the respective countries in which individual Roma tribes have settled. Latcho Drom is based on the familiar myth of origin of the Roma and confirms the popular assumption of an allegedly stylistically consistent "gypsy music" in the context of world music . The performers are all professional or amateur musicians. Previously unknown groups became popular and sought-after participants in world music festivals through their involvement in the film.
action
The film comprises eight episodes that are assigned to individual countries. In each episode one or more songs or pieces of music are performed by Roma musicians. The film begins in the desert of Rajasthan , the alleged place of origin of the Roma people, and continues through Egypt and Turkey.
In the episode that takes place in Romania, the music group Taraf de Haïdouks appears. The following episode leads to Hungary and Czechoslovakia. The French episode mostly takes place in Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer . There Dorado Schmitt and his cousin Tchavolo Schmitt perform several gypsy jazz pieces.
The film ends in Badajoz , Spain , where several flamenco pieces are initially played. The singer La Caita closes the film with the song El pajaro negro ("The Black Bird").
Web links
- Latcho Drom in the Internet Movie Database (English)