These extraordinary musicians ought to put an end to any sniffiness about Gypsy music.
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09/28/07
Gypsy Caravan (2006)
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Reviews Counted:49
Fresh:42
Rotten:7
Average Rating:6.9/10
Consensus: A dynamic doc following five Romani bands is a pleasure for the senses thanks to vibrant colors and eclectic music.
Theatrical Release:28-09-2007
Synopsis: An audience favorite at film festivals worldwide, GYPSY CARAVAN is a gorgeous surround-sound celebration of misery and oppression turned into music. GYPSY CARAVAN is a dazzling display of the... [More]
Reviews for Gypsy Caravan
Top CriticGypsy Caravan – When the Road Bends evokes the US tour of Roma musicians whose astonishing diversity ranges from the Indian group with their bejewelled drag dancer to oompah-based Romanians.
09/29/07
It’s a slow, sometimes grating process for an hour or so, but once everyone wises up to their shared heritage, a euphoric celebration of what it means to be a gypsy takes flight.
09/28/07
Blessed with a wealth of characters, moving stories and roof-raising performances, Gypsy Caravan is as rich as the music it promotes. Fans of Buena Vista should definitely join the club.
09/28/07
Top CriticThe poverty contrasts sharply with the excitement of the tour bus and cuts to the heart of the songs themselves, famed for their "joy and sorrow".
09/28/07
Top CriticSo long seen as ragged leftovers from an older historical epoch, the Roma turn out to be a modern people who have a lot to teach over-developed societies about what it means to be human.
09/28/07
Top CriticThis chronicle of a Gypsy-music package tour is a powerful rejoinder to rock-doc navel-gazing. Stunning performance excerpts, ranging from Spanish flamenco to Indian raga, demonstrate that keening brass choirs are just one aspect of the Gypsy sound.
06/30/07
Top CriticThe personalities of the players also contribute energy. They are an immensely charismatic bunch.
08/17/07
An entertaining and edifying documentary about the music and lives of a group of gypsy performers from four countries on an international concert tour.
06/13/07
Gypsy Caravan could have used some judicious trimming, but you forgive Dellal her excesses as she forgives her artists theirs. This is music to gorge on, raw ethnic survival in the form of sound.
07/06/07
To best enjoy the energetic and big-hearted Gypsy Caravan, know that it's not so much a concert film as it is a cultural-anthropology documentary...
07/06/07
An eye-opener, an ear-opener and, most important, a heart-opener.
08/09/07
Uncovers the same joy and sorrow that characterizes the Romani music in the everyday lives of the musicians who play it.
06/28/07
Top CriticAs a music document and as a labor of unabashed love, the nonfiction feature Gypsy Caravan could hardly be better; as a movie, it could stand some improvement.
06/15/07
Top CriticThe characters are as lively as their music and I enjoyed riding along with them.
09/23/07
The energy is electric, the camerawork crisp and colourful, the editing note-perfect. . . . for the Roma, music sounds the notes of a harsh, maligned cultural history, making them all the more unforgettable while demanding remembrance, even awe.
12/06/07
[Dellal's] attempts to 'straighten' the narrative through exposition disguised as the walkie-talkie messages of an unseen stage manager, however, are distractingly ham-handed.
08/30/07
The backstage stuff becomes monotonous and ruins the film.
06/21/07
Gypsy Caravan has been compared with Tony Gatlif's 1993 film Latcho Drom, which took a dreamier approach to Gypsy culture. This one's more down-to-earth, but it's just as entertaining.
07/20/07
It's easy to see why [director] Dellal had trouble turning the camera off, especially when confronted with a startling and sad plot twist. Viewers are urged to grab an aisle seat, the better to dance when the music moves them -- as it surely will.
06/28/07
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