Time of the Gypsies

film by Kusturica [1989]

Also known as: “Dom za vešanje”

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Time of the Gypsies (1989) is a surreal film by Emir Kusturica that delves into the lives of Roma (Gypsy) people. The movie centers on a Roma teenager with telekinetic abilities who is an outcast within a society already marginalized. Rich in folk iconography, the film was influenced by the Serbian "black wave" cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s. It won an award for best direction at the Cannes Film Festival and is considered a significant work in European Modernist filmmaking. The film's soundtrack, composed by Goran Bregović, was highly popular.1

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…film Dom za vešanje (1989; Time of the Gypsies) marks a further plunge into the surreal with its portrayal of the almost grotesque atmosphere surrounding a group of Roma (Gypsies). Rich in vivid folk iconography, the movie was influenced by the Serbian film genre of crni talas (“black wave”) from…
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…film Dom za vešanje (1989; Time of the Gypsies) marks a further plunge into the surreal with its portrayal of the almost grotesque atmosphere surrounding a group of Roma (Gypsies). Rich in vivid folk iconography, the movie was influenced by the Serbian film genre of crni talas (“black wave”) from…
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