The 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".
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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 CriticBlessed 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 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 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
These extraordinary musicians ought to put an end to any sniffiness about Gypsy music.
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 CriticIt’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
If you have any ear for non-Western music, Gypsy Caravan is a must.
09/06/07
Throughout, the ebullience and passion of the music gives viewers a point of entry into what it means to be Roma, part of an ancient culture in a modern world.
08/10/07
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
[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
For its glimpses of various lifestyles and personalities -- an ancient but spry fiddler, a young male who performs in drag -- it isn't bad.
01/04/08
The camera work is always note-perfect.
08/24/07
Top CriticIf music were all, Gypsy Caravan would be amazing. As is, it's worth seeing, but you may get frustrated at the way Dellal raises provocative questions about ancestry and prejudice...
08/23/07
Only the Taliban could dislike the joyful music on display herein.
06/04/07
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10/18/08
The emphasis remains on the personal stories of the players themselves who, for all their backstage squabbling, identify more with each other than any of the countries in which they've settled.
08/31/07
An irresistibly vibrant concert-tour documentary by Jasmine Dellal.
06/13/07
Thrillingly captures the heat and passion of the live performances.
06/25/07
The backstage stuff becomes monotonous and ruins the film.
06/21/07
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