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After a childhood in Algiers, Gatlif arrived in France in 1960 following the Algerian War Of Independence . Gatlif struggled for years to break into the Film industry, playing in several Theatrical productions until directing his first film, ''La Tête en ruine'', in 1975 . He followed it with the 1979 ''La Terre au ventre'', a story of the Algerian War of Independence.

Since the 1981 ''Corre, gitano'', Gatlif's work has been focused on the gypsy people of Western Europe , from whom he partially traces his descent.

His 2004 film ''Exils'', won the Best Director Award at the ( 2004 ) Cannes Film Festival .

As of early 2006, his film ''Transylvania'' is in post-production, and may be released sometime later in the year.


FILMOGRAPHY

  • La Tête en ruine (1975)

  • La Terre au ventre (1978)

  • Corre gitano (1981)

  • Canta gitano (1981)

  • Les Princes (1982)

  • Rue du départ (1985)

  • Pleure pas my love (1989)

  • Gaspard et Robinson (1990)

  • Latcho Drom (1992)

  • Mondo (1995)

  • Gadjo Dilo (1997)

  • Je suis né d'une cigogne (1998)

  • Vengo (2000)

  • Swing (2001)

  • Exils (2004)



REFERENCE

  • This article is based on a translation of the from the French Wikipedia, retrieved on July 17 , 2005 .



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