I was thrilled and transported by it. It's a two-hour movie, and I'm only sorry it isn't two or three times as long.
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Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
An irresistibly vibrant concert-tour documentary.
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VarietyRonnie Scheib
VarietyRonnie Scheib
A potent combination of ethnography and concert film, Brit helmer Jasmine Dellal's joyous celebration of tzigane music follows the 2001 U.S. "Gypsy Caravan" tour, which showcased five bands from four countries.
80
Village Voice
Village Voice
More than a vibrant experiment in ethnomusical cross-pollination, it's just great fun.
As compelling as the music and concert footage is, it is the vitality of the performers as characters that enables the movie to transcend the music documentary genre.
As a music document and as a labor of unabashed love, the nonfiction feature Gypsy Caravan could hardly be better; as a movie, it could stand some improvement.
Viewers are urged to grab an aisle seat, the better to dance when the music moves them -- as it surely will.
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New York PostV.A. Musetto
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Johnny Depp puts in a cameo declaring that "most Americans believe the clichés about Gypsies." Unfortunately, the well-intentioned film never gets beyond clichés itself.