Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven
Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven | |
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Borislav Brondukov Vasyl Symchych | |
Cinematography | Sergei Vronsky |
Edited by | Nadezhda Vasilyeva |
Music by | Eugen Doga |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Sovexportfilm (US) |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
Box office | 64.9 million tickets |
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Plot
The film takes place in the beginning of the 20th century in a
Two young proud Roma, Loiko (
Local middle-aged landowner-nobleman Antol Siladi (Ion Sandri Scurea) also falls in love with Rada whom he meets during his walks through the city, but she rejects him in full view of her camp and the unfortunate amorous gentleman curses the young Roma. The bold and lucky horse thief Loiko successfully steals a white mare as Rada wishes. However he incurs the wrath of the authorities who are preparing a raid in his encampment, and the proud and beautiful sister of Loiko – Rusalina (Nelli Volshaninova) makes resistance attempts. Loiko's father finally gives his son over to the gendarmes, who sent his friend Talimon (Pavel Andrejchenko) shortly before that to the master Balint (Vasyl Symchych) for the purpose of debt collection. Unfortunately Balint says that Loiko promised to come to the estate as it was previously understood, and his servant stabs the Gypsy with forks in the stables.
Meanwhile local authorities sentence Loiko to death but nevertheless Loiko manages to escape his penalty although he ends up losing his friend Bubulia (Sergiu Finiti) who comes to his aid. The horse thief catches up with Rada's Roma camp and presents the mare to her. Rada has fun with Loiko on the river bank and then spends the night with him during which she offers him grape juice.
At the end of the film Loiko, despite the gloomy predictions of the old Romani healer comes accompanied by his old friend Aralambi (Nikolai Volshaninov) into Rada's camp and asks his blacksmith friend Makar Choudhra (Barasbi Mulayev) to be his best man at the wedding [he thinks is going to happen]. Then, he walks up to Rada and has a dialogue where she doubts his mental strength by claiming he has tamed only tame horses so far. He admits (is unfazed) and holds a speech where he says that he would kneel in front of her and kiss her hand. Rada humiliates him however by whipping his legs so that he falls. Loiko stands up and demands her hand, instead of kneeling first. She demands that he fulfills his claim that he would get on his knees and kiss her hand. But he refuses to do so and demands her hand once again. And again she refuses, so he draws a knife and stabs her in the chest, killing her. The father of Rada – the old soldier Danilo (Vsevolod Gavrilov) who was present at his daughter's murder, stabs Loiko in the back, killing him whilst Loiko holds Rada and panics after what he has done.
Cast
- Svetlana Toma as Rada
- Grigore Grigoriu as Loiko Sobar
- Barasbi Mulayev as Makar Tschudra
- Mikhail Shishkov as Nur
- Boryslav Brondukov as Bucha
- Vsevolod Gavrilov as Danilo
- Ion Sandri Scurea as Antol Siladi
- Nelli Volshaninova as Rusalina
- Pavel Andrejchenko as Talimon
- Vasyl Symchych as Balint
- Sergiu Finiti as Bubulia
- Nikolai Volshaninov as Aralambi
- Lyalya Chyornaya as Old Gypsy Woman
- Maria Kapnist as Izergil
Production
The film skillfully captures music and dancing. Songs such as "Malyarkitsa", "Dyves and Rat", "Loli Phabay (The Red Apple)", "Nane Tsoha" and others which were previously sung in the 1930s were chosen by composer
See also
- Fictional representations of Roma
- Time of the Gypsies
References
- ^ "Табор уходит в небо" (in Russian). KinoPoisk. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Табор уходит в небо" (in Russian). Vokrug TV. Retrieved 22 September 2016.