 |
 |
| Latcho Drom |
|
| Originally released: 1993 |
|
|
Latcho Drom means Safe Journey; the journey in question is that of
Gypsies and Gypsy music from Rajasthan in India to Spain via Egypt,
Turkey, Rumania, Hungary, Slovakia and France. Not quite a
documentary, as there is a rudimentary storyline attached to each stop
on the journey, mostly concerning repression, but this is very much
secondary to the music and dance, which are on the whole well-chosen and
performed. Despite having no narration, we learn about the travails of
Gypsy life as we travel westwards. Not a film to everyone's taste, for
sure, but certainly worth watching for anyone with an interest in music
or gypsy migrations.
Simon Eaton
|
|
 |
|
 |
