I Even Met Happy Gypsies


I Even Met Happy Gypsies is a 1967 Yugoslav film by Serbian director Aleksandar Petrovi. Its original Serbian title is Skupljai perja, which means The Feather Gatherers. The film is centered on Romani peoples life in a village in northern Vojvodina, but it also deals with subtler themes such as love, ethnic and social relationships. Beside Bekim Fehmiu, Olivera Vuo, Bata ivojinovi and Mija Aleksi, film features a cast of Romani actors speaking the Romani language. I Even Met Happy Gypsies is considered one of the best films of the socalled Black Wave in Yugoslav cinema.citation needed

At the 1967 Cannes Film Festival it was nominated for the Palme dOr and won the Special Grand Prize of the Jury and the FIPRESCI Prize.The film was nominated for the 1967 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film event in April 1968 and for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Bekim Fehmiu also won a Golden Arena award for Best Actor at the 1966 Pula Film Festival for his portrayal of Bora. ........

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