| | |  | ROMANIA | Home » » Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven | | | | | | | Description: | | is Russian romantic drama looks at the lives of gypsies in the 1800s. Based on the writings of Maxim Gorky, GYPSIES ARE FOUND NEAR HEAVEN centers on a series of romantic entanglements among the wandering people. | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Svetlana Toma, Grigory Grigoriu, Pavel Andreichenko, Borislav Brondukov, Lyalya Chernaya | | Director:
| Emil Loteanu | | Format:
| Color, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC | | Language:
| Russian | | Subtitle:
| English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Kino Video | | Run Time:
| 101 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| April 17, 2007 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 4 reviews |
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10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
amazing movieAug 11, 2007
By casual buyer
"casual buyer"
Romanticised gypsy camp story, with amazing songs, it;s a must! The story develops in Cartpahians, between Hungary, Ukraine and Romania and it' a Romeo&Juliet type drama, wonderfully written, directed and played
It has been the most watched movie in the comunist block for many years. And for good reasons
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Gypsies are Found Near Heaven" - LOVED THE MOVIE!Sep 22, 2009
By velcrocat
I bought the movie dvd through Amazon.com. It was everything I expected. It's the love story of Radda and Zobar, a romanticised tale of 19th century Carpathian or Russian Gypsies. I like it best in it's original Russian with English subtitles, which can be selected once you insert the dvd.
I discovered the movie by browsing YouTube, searching for old gypsy photos and music, [...]
Of course, I was totally blown away and absolutely fascinated by all the related videos, especially those from the movie Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven (also known as Platoon goes to Heaven or Gypsies Camp goes to Sky) [...]
You can preview the various videos on youtube, then buy the dvd through Amazon and enjoy!
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Soviet-era (1975) Gypsy musical love storyMay 30, 2010
By SeekingTraveler
"SeekingTraveler"
"Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven" (Tabor ukhodit v nebo) is a Soviet-era movie (filmed in 1975) written and directed Emil Vladimirovich Lotyanu (Loteanu). The film has also been released with the titles "Queen of the Gypsies" and "Gypsies Go to Heaven."
The film tells the love story between horse thief Zobar (played by Grigore Grigoriu) and the beautiful Gypsy girl Rada (played by Svetlana Andreevna Toma). It is loosely based on various works by Maxim Gorky (e.g. "Makar Chudra"). Can Zobar sacrifice his beloved Gypsy freedom for his love of Rada?
When it came out, this film was enormously popular in the Soviet Union and around the world. It won the Big Golden Shell at the San Sebastian International Film Festival, the Prize for Best Actress at the Panama International Film Festival, and the Prize for Visual Images at the 11th Congress of UNITEC in Paris.
According to the DVD case, the "action in the Gypsy camp is set against the background of lifestyle and traditions of the Austro-Hungarian Empire's provincial outskirts - the late 19th-century Bessarabia."
The locations and cinematography (by Sergei Vronsky) are absolutely stunning. The film was shot in the Carpathians, in and around the town of Vinogradova. Some scenes were shot on the old streets of Vilnius. The supporting cast and extra are amazing in their looks, charisma, and energy. According to the interviews on the DVD, most of the supporting cast are Gypsies.
Overall, the musical score of the film (by Yevgheny Doga) is beautiful. There are quite a few song and dance numbers in this film, just like a Bollywood (Indian) movie. Personally, I did not like it when characters would suddenly break into a song (the first time there was a musical number, I almost stopped watching the film). Apparently, I am alone in this reaction, because most people seem to adore these musical numbers. One of the favorite songs from this film is "I Split the Red Apple" (a.k.a. Hop, Hop, Hop).
Extras on the DVD include a biography of Maxim Gorky, filmographies, photos, and interviews with lead actress Svetlana Toma and composer Yevgheny Doga.
The DVD has both English subtitles and English dubbing. While the dubbing matches up nicely with lip movements, the spoken translation is not as accurate as the written translation of the subtitles. It is much, much better when you listen to the original language soundtrack. The English subtitles are excellent, much better than machine translations that seem to be used for today's movies.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
One of the best movies I've seen. ___________Jul 17, 2011
By Harry Desi
"Writer, Proofreader & Tutor for Hire."
I'm told that this was the most watched movie in the communist world, and it's quite likely to be true. Watching this movie just once is not enough.
Based on the writings of Maxim Gorky, the story is set around the turn of the 20th century, somewhere in Hungarian speaking lands, somewhere near the River Tisza.
The movie is poetry in images, sounds and songs.
It was the ancient-ness of the songs that especially stirred my sense of wonder. For people with an interest in linguistics, whether as students, professionals or simply as interested amateurs, some of the songs are small treasure troves of linguistic artifacts. I'm referring to the songs sung in the Romani dialect.
Here's the lyrics of one of the songs, "Loli Phabay" ("Red Apple") and my attempt at a translation in English. I got no help from "Google Translate" as it does not do any Romani dialects. So please correct me in the comments section so that I can produce an accurate translation ...
Andro verdan drukos nane
=Inside the caravan there is no floor
Mang piramni shukar nane
=A sweet lover of my own I have none
Loli phabay prechinava
=This red apple, I'll cut it
Yek pash tuke, yek pash mange
=One part for you, one part for me.
"Hop hop hop" is (I think) literally, "up up up", meaning "get up and dance".
This song, and other songs in the movie, has many variants, each one as charming as the next---you'll find them by doing a quick search on the Internet.
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