Queen of the Gypsies
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| Directed by | Emil Loteanu |
| Produced by | Mosfilm |
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Maxim Gorky (story) Emil Loteanu |
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Svetlana Toma Grigore Grigoriu Barasbi Mulayev Mikhail Shishkov Borislav Brondukov Vasyl Symchych |
| Music by | Eugen Doga |
| Cinematography | Sergei Vronsky |
| Edited by | Nadezhda Vasilyeva |
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| Distributed by | Sovexportfilm (US) |
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101 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven (Russian: Табор уходит в небо, lit. "The gypsy camp goes to heaven"; also known as Queen of the Gypsies) is a 1975 Soviet romantic drama film by Emil Loteanu, loosely based on short stories ("Makar Chudra" and "Old Izergil") by Maxim Gorky. Set in early 20th century Austria-Hungary, the film tells a love story between the gypsy girl Rada and the horse thief Zobar of Gorky's early 1892 short story "Makar Chudra" (Russian: Макар Чудра).
One of the songs near the introduction of the film had become popular on YouTube as the "Gypsy Song".
It was the most attended movie in the Soviet Union in 1976, with 64.9 million tickets sold.
The film takes place in the beginning of the 20th century in a gypsy camp on the Tisza river in the Zakarpattia region on the outskirts of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Two young proud gypsies Loiko (Grigore Grigoriu) and Rada (Svetlana Toma) fall in love but believe that family life is a ball and chain that would fetter their independence. The first time Loiko meets Rada is when he becomes wounded and she finds him and heals him. Then the horse thief and the beauty meet again when Loiko accompanies Bucha (Borislav Brondukov) from Rada's gypsy camp and comes into the camp itself, which is headed by old Nur (Mikhail Shishkov).
Local middle-aged landowner-nobleman Antol Siladi (Ion Sandri Scurea) also falls in love with Rada whom he meets during his walks through the city, but she rejects him in full view of her camp and the unfortunate amorous gentleman curses the young gypsy. The bold and lucky horse thief Loiko successfully steals a white mare as Rada wishes. However he incurs the wrath of the authorities who are preparing a raid in his encampment, and the proud and beautiful sister of Loiko – Rusalina (Nelli Volshaninova) makes resistance attempts. Loiko's father finally gives his son over to the gendarmes, who sent his friend Talimon (Pavel Andrejchenko) shortly before that to the master Balint (Vasyl Symchych) for the purpose of debt collection. Unfortunately Balint says that Loiko promised to come to the estate as it was previously understood, and his servant stabs the gypsy with forks in the stables.
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