Gypsy Caravan
When the Road Bends: Tales of a Gypsy Caravan
USA , UK , Netherlands, 2006, 110 min, 35mm
In English, Romani, Spanish, Romanian, with English subtitles
Directed By: Jasmine Dellal
Producer: Jasmine Dellal, Sara Porto Nolan
Executive Producer: Wouter Barendrecht, San Fu Maltha, Michael J. Werner
Production company: Little Dust Productions, ITVS, Fortissimo Films, Fu Works
Writer: Jasmine Dellal
Cinematographer: Albert Maysles, Alain de Halleux
Editor: Mary Myers, Jasmine Dellal, Roko Belic, Angelo Corrao
Cast: Taraf de Haïdouks, Esma Redzepova, Fanfaire Ciocarlia, Maharaja, Anotion El Pipa Flamenco Ensemble, George Eli
UW Center for European Studies
The far-flung ancestry of great Gypsy music is delightful traced in this invigorating documentary about a traveling concert series of five performing groups with Roma roots. Gypsy Caravan is so much more than a record of the roadshow: it’s a fascinating celebration of the history of a famously outcast ethnic group. We learn that the Romani people originated in India, represented here by the traditional Indian folk group Maharaja. The film weaves together footage taken from performances as the tour crosses the United States, with exquisite stories of the musicians in their homelands, illuminating their own cultures, like the Romanina village almost entirely supported by the earnings of the superstars of violin wizardry Taraf de Haïdouks. With Macedonian diva and “Queen of the Gypsies” Esma Redzepova; Romanian brass band Fanfare Ciocarlia; and Spain's Antonio el Pipa Flamenco Ensemble from Andalucía, we see these diverse performers (speaking different languages) become devoted to each other with each passing week on the road. When Maharaja, lead by Harish, a male dancer who performs a rare traditional Rajasthani dance in feminine make-up and skirt, collaborate with the Spanish flamenco trio — blending together the two musical styles — it’s hard not to stand up and applaud with the cinematic audience. Also known as “When the Road Bends” and filmed in part by celebrated photographer Albert Maysles (Grey Gardens), it won the audience award at the Flanders International Film Festival.
When the Road Bends: Tales of a Gypsy Caravan
USA , UK , Netherlands, 2006, 110 min, 35mm
In English, Romani, Spanish, Romanian, with English subtitles
Directed By: Jasmine Dellal
Producer: Jasmine Dellal, Sara Porto Nolan
Executive Producer: Wouter Barendrecht, San Fu Maltha, Michael J. Werner
Production company: Little Dust Productions, ITVS, Fortissimo Films, Fu Works
Writer: Jasmine Dellal
Cinematographer: Albert Maysles, Alain de Halleux
Editor: Mary Myers, Jasmine Dellal, Roko Belic, Angelo Corrao
Cast: Taraf de Haïdouks, Esma Redzepova, Fanfaire Ciocarlia, Maharaja, Anotion El Pipa Flamenco Ensemble, George Eli
UW Center for European Studies
The far-flung ancestry of great Gypsy music is delightful traced in this invigorating documentary about a traveling concert series of five performing groups with Roma roots. Gypsy Caravan is so much more than a record of the roadshow: it’s a fascinating celebration of the history of a famously outcast ethnic group. We learn that the Romani people originated in India, represented here by the traditional Indian folk group Maharaja. The film weaves together footage taken from performances as the tour crosses the United States, with exquisite stories of the musicians in their homelands, illuminating their own cultures, like the Romanina village almost entirely supported by the earnings of the superstars of violin wizardry Taraf de Haïdouks. With Macedonian diva and “Queen of the Gypsies” Esma Redzepova; Romanian brass band Fanfare Ciocarlia; and Spain's Antonio el Pipa Flamenco Ensemble from Andalucía, we see these diverse performers (speaking different languages) become devoted to each other with each passing week on the road. When Maharaja, lead by Harish, a male dancer who performs a rare traditional Rajasthani dance in feminine make-up and skirt, collaborate with the Spanish flamenco trio — blending together the two musical styles — it’s hard not to stand up and applaud with the cinematic audience. Also known as “When the Road Bends” and filmed in part by celebrated photographer Albert Maysles (Grey Gardens), it won the audience award at the Flanders International Film Festival.
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