Gypsies, The Other Americans
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Description: Documentary film of a Kalderash family in Los Angeles, contrasting traditional customs with contemporary modes of survival.
50 minutes, Color and B/W Sepia, Sound, 1975 The first cinéma vérité study of Gypsies (Roma) in the United States, this award-winning film ethnography depicts the culture and traditions of a Kalderas tribe of Gypsies living and working in Los Angeles. The film contrasts traditional customs with contemporary modes of survival in this often-stereotyped and misunderstood minority. It features first-person interviews with Roma, narration by Roma, and a wide range of Gypsy-American activities: a Saint's Day celebration (Slava), Easter, Christmas, wedding, fortune-telling, car repairing, music making, and dancing. The wedding of two children (
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| Date | Creation Date: 24-nov-1998 Expiration Date: 23-nov-2014 |