SWING
by Tony Gatlif
synopsis
Max, an only child, is about ten years old. He becomes an avid fan of gypsy jazz the day he hears the virtuoso guitar player Miraldo strumming the chords. This music becomes his passion and leads him to the gypsy section of town where he buys an old guitar. While taking guitar lessons with Miraldo, Max discovers a whole new world, including Swing, a gypsy girl his age. They become fast friends. Swing's unusual self-assurance and animal magnetism enthrall Max. But Swing has a big surprise in store for her friend, one that turns Max's world upside down and throws him headlong into his first crush.
international title: | Swing |
original title: | Swing |
country: | France, Japan |
sales agent: | Pyramide International |
year: | 2001 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Tony Gatlif |
film run: | 90' |
release date: | FR 20/03/2002, BE 17/04/2002, CZ 09/05/2002, IT 23/08/2002, DE 19/09/2002, NL 09/01/2003, GR 18 /04/2003, AT 23/05/2003 |
screenplay: | Tony Gatlif |
cast: | Oscar Copp, Lou Rech, Tchavolo Schmitt, Mandino Reinhardt, Abdellatif Chaarani, Fabiène Mai, Ben Zimet, Hélène Mershtein |
cinematography by: | Claude Garnier |
film editing: | Monique Dartonne |
art director: | Denis Mercier |
music: | Tony Gatlif, Mandino Reinhardt, Tchavolo Schmitt, Abdellatif Chaarani |
producer: | Tony Gatlif |
production: | Princes Films, Canal+, Nikkatsu Corporation (JP) |
backing: | Centre National du Cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC) |
distributor: | Pyramide Distribution, Filmcooperative (CH), Progres Films (BE), Artcam Praha (CZ), Mikado (IT), Arsenal Filmverleih (DE), Contact Film Cinematheek (NL), Association des cinéclub Slovaques (SK), Rosebud Motion Pictures (GR), Polyfilm (AT), |