Caravans Without Wheels (Documentary Films on the Roma)
Caravans Without Wheels (Documentary Films on the Roma)

Summary/Abstract: The “screen Gypsies” of feature films need no introduction. They were made popular worldwide by Emir Kusturica, and since then there has been no shortage of those following in the footsteps of Kusturica’s Gypsies. No self-respecting international film festival opens without a film on the Roma in its programme. The romantic image of the Gypsy is as established as that of the beribboned peasant in plays on a folksy theme—and has about as much to do with reality. Yet, it would be a mistake to throw this image onto the rubbish heap before we have something better. For the time being, it serves as an alternative to outright racial hatred.

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