Latcho Drom
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Latcho Drom
In one paragraph describe the subjects of the documentary. Tell who they are,
where the live, and why the film was made. Through the bittersweet music of the
Gypsies, or Roms, and striking photography of India, Egypt, Turkey, Romania,
Hungary, Slovakia, France, and Spain, ‘Latcho Drom’ does just what it sets
out to do: evoke both the sorrow and the joy of this nomadic people, whose
strong sense of community and tradition enables them to survive their treatment
as outcasts. This documentary gives a panoramic view of the extraordinary
variety of the Rom's songs, music and dances in more than eight countries. It
captures the resilient perseverance of the Gypsies through years of persecution
and poverty. The treasures of Gypsy heritage throughout the world, from India to
Spain, make up an exceptional musical palette… Since leaving ancient India
around the year AD 1000 on their westward journey, the Gypsies have constantly
contributed to our cultural life in a multitude of ways. Scapegoats of our
sedentary world, targets of the most primitive social rejection or the most
rabid literary or cinematographic romanticism, they pursue their quest far from
our technological and social upheaval. The Gypsies live a constant paradox: in
spite of their refusal to be integrated, they have become the (sometimes
exclusive) repository of the culture of the country they inhabit. Throwing
tradition and fashion to the wind, the Gypsies have always used their
versatility and sense of improvisation to adapt their musical style to others
they discover during their travels. Each time traces of the previous country
mark them as foreigners who stick out amid their now hosts. The director, Tony
Galtif himself is a descendant of the Rom tribe. In this documentary is his
effort to create a dazzling musical and anthology of this forgotten culture.
Mixture of good and evil: In the scene where a small boy and his mother are
waiting at a railway station, the director tries to bring out the belief of the
Rom people about human nature being good. In that scene, the boy offers a small
amount of money to one of the Rom musicians to play him a song, the musician
laughs at the boy, takes the money and puts it back into the boy’s pocket, and
then plays music for the boy for free. His group joins in, and they play
delightful music for the small boy. This is a really touching scene, I thought.
On the other hand, the gypsies through their songs and music, depict their
history. A history w...
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