Цыганские романсы

"Gypsy songs on screen"

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About this film

Pyotr Chardynin directs this 1914 Russian short centered on gypsy romance and song traditions in tsarist cinema.

More about this film

About the production

Release date1914-01-01
ProductionKhanzhonkov Company

Themes

gypsy cultureromance

Themes & topics

romancessong

Historical background

Chardynin was prolific in pre-revolutionary Russian studio production.

Why this film matters

Represents Russian silent popular genres.

What critics said

Little extant criticism; catalog entry for early Russian ethnicity on film.

Did you know?

  • Title translates as Gypsy Romances.

Where to watch

  • Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%A6%D1%8B%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B5%20%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8B.%20(1914).%20%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82.webm