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Time of the Gypsies

Movie · 1988 · 135 min

A wild, dreamlike coming-of-age journey that swings between earthy comedy and sudden heartbreak, leaving a bittersweet ache.

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1988 film by Emir Kusturica
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Class
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Year
1988
Runtime
135 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • politics
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour5
Realism4
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, fantasy, coming-of-age
Directed by
Emir Kusturica
Written by
Emir Kusturica, Gordan Mihić
Starring
Branko Đurić, Davor Dujmović, Borivoje Todorović, Predrag Laković, Ljubica Adžović, Sinolička Trpkova, Husnija Hasimović
Music
Goran Bregović
Cinematography
Vilko Filač
Runtime
135 min
Country
Italy, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia
Languages
Italian, Serbo-Croatian, Romani

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