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  • 2007
  • Unrated
  • Shadow Distribution
  • 1 h 51 m
  • 2007
  • Unrated
  • Shadow Distribution
  • 1 h 51 m

Summary Shot by legendary cinematographer Albert Maysles, this dynamic musical documentary follows five Gypsy bands from four countries who unite for the Gypsy Caravan as they take their show around North America for a six-week tour, astounding every audience they meet. Their musical styles range from flamenco to brass band, Romanian violin to I...

Directed By: Jasmine Dellal

  • 2007
  • Unrated
  • Shadow Distribution
  • 1 h 51 m
  • 2007
  • Unrated
  • Shadow Distribution
  • 1 h 51 m

When the Road Bends: Tales of a Gypsy Caravan

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Summary Shot by legendary cinematographer Albert Maysles, this dynamic musical documentary follows five Gypsy bands from four countries who unite for the Gypsy Caravan as they take their show around North America for a six-week tour, astounding every audience they meet. Their musical styles range from flamenco to brass band, Romanian violin to I...

Directed By: Jasmine Dellal

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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85% Positive
11 Reviews
15% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
73
85% Positive
11 Reviews
15% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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90
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.
By Andrew O'Hehir FULL REVIEW
83
An irresistibly vibrant concert-tour documentary.
By Lisa Schwarzbaum FULL REVIEW
80
More than a vibrant experiment in ethnomusical cross-pollination, it's just great fun.
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75
Sounds great and if nothing else should help diminish the stereotype, blasted by the film's subjects, of Gypsies as little more than pickpockets whom travelers need to be wary of.
By Ruthe Stein FULL REVIEW
70
Viewers are urged to grab an aisle seat, the better to dance when the music moves them -- as it surely will.
By Ann Hornaday FULL REVIEW
63
As is, it's worth seeing, but you may get frustrated at the way Dellal raises provocative questions about ancestry and prejudice, only to lose them in the shuffle of so many mini-portraits of musicians, getting to know each other and each other's foreign yet familiar musical language, on a long 16-city tour.
By Michael Phillips FULL REVIEW
40
The film is a bore.
By Phil Hall FULL REVIEW

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Release Date Jun 15, 2007
Duration 1 h 51 m
Rating Unrated
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Website https://www.journeyman.tv/film/preview/xXmVlNTO5brA3L-Do4R-n6J2m4GObuPK0a_O4dvbzu1vm46-1tXQcnmSZuXc4L_Y0NKp3eSUqIWrhJegiGvm
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Awards

Ghent International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Jeonju Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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