| I Even Met Happy Gypsies | |
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| Directed by | Aleksandar Petrović |
| Written by | Aleksandar Petrović |
| Starring | Bekim Fehmiu Olivera Vučo Bata Živojinović Gordana Jovanović Mija Aleksić |
| Music by | Aleksandar Petrović |
| Cinematography | Tomislav Pinter |
| Editing by | Mirjana Mitić |
| Release date(s) | 1967 |
| Running time | 94 minutes |
| Language | Serbo-Croatian |
I Even Met Happy Gypsies is a 1967 Yugoslav film by Serbian director Aleksandar Petrović. Its original Serbian title is Skupljači perja, which means The Feather Gatherers. The film is centered around Roma people's life in a village in northern Vojvodina, but it also deals with subtler themes such as love, ethnic and social relationships. Beside Bekim Fehmiu, Olivera Vučo, Bata Živojinović and Mija Aleksić, film features a cast of Roma actors speaking the Romani language. I Even Met Happy Gypsies is considered as one of the best films of so called Black Wave in Yugoslav cinema.
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The protagonist, Bora (Bekim Fehmiu), is a charming but mean-spirited gypsy, while his older wife, Lence (Olivera Vučo), is submissive. Bora is in love with the younger Tisa (Gordana Jovanović), who is being offered in marriage by her father. The two get themselves in trouble and eventually have to flee. Tisa rejects her husband and she and Bora get married in the church. Tisa tries to get to Belgrade, while Bora stabs a man in a knife fight. They are both, therefore, exiled from their Romani camp, yet their adventures continue.
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
At the 1967 Cannes Film Festival it was nominated for the Palme d'Or and won the Special Grand Prize of the Jury and the FIPRESCI Prize.[1]
The film was nominated for the 1968 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film[2] and for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Bekim Fehmiu also won a Golden Arena award for Best Actor at the 1966 Pula Film Festival for his portrayal of Bora.
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Grand Prix Spécial du Jury, Cannes 1967 tied with Accident |
Succeeded by Ådalen 31 |
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