Gadjo Dilo (The Crazy Stranger)
1997, 112 minutes, Rated MA
From the director of Latcho Drom, Gadjo Dilo (The Crazy Stranger) is the story of Stephane (Romain Duris) a young Frenchman that travels to Romania in search of a Gypsy singer. He befriends an old Gypsy man, Izidor (Izidor Serban), who takes him to stay at his house in a Gypsy village. Stephane seeks out the local Gypsy communities, recording their songs and music on his portable Dat machine, becoming closer to vodka-loving Izidor and hot-tempered beauty, Sabina (Rona Hartner).
Set in the Romanian winter, the Gypsy culture is depicted in all its glory and squalor. It is a fantastically different world. The soundtrack is rich and varied. A bilingual film, it shifts skillfully, and often amusingly, between French and Romany (the local dialect). Gadjo Dilo is funny, beautiful and vibrant, expressing a real joy for life and was an audience favourite at both the Sydney and Melbourne Film Festivals.
- Director:
- Tony Gatlif [5],
- Starring:
- Ovidiu Balan [1], Angela Serban [1], Romain Duris [7], Izidor Serban [1], Rona Hartner [2], Aurica Ursan [1],
- Screen Formats:
- Widescreen
- Subtitles:
- English
- Language and Sound:
- French Dolby Digital Stereo
Romanian Dolby Digital Stereo
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