Lăutarii
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Film poster
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| Directed by | Emil Loteanu |
| Produced by | N. Paliy |
| Written by | Emil Loteanu |
| Music by |
Eugen Doga Isidor Burdin |
| Cinematography | Vitali Kalashnikov |
| Edited by | V. Slavich-Dimitriu |
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Production
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Moldova Film
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| Distributed by | International Film Exchange (IFEX) |
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Running time
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141 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Romanian |
Lăutarii (Russian: Лаутары) is a 1972 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Emil Loteanu. The movie was a success, particularly in Italy. The film received the Special Jury Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in 1972. The film also received the prestigious Italian San Fedele prize in 1978.
Toma Alistar is a gifted lăutar who works as the leader of a traveling gypsy band, wandering the steppes of the mid-nineteenth century Bessarabia. He is a skilled violinist whose fame takes him on tours around European capitals and royal courts. He falls madly in love with the beautiful gypsy Leanca. However she is getting married to a rich Hungarian. Toma spends the rest of life and his fortunes in a desperate search for her. And only before his death he meets an old gypsy woman in whom he recognizes his one true love.
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