Apr 22nd 2003: Another Great One Has Passed Away

Moldavian film director Emil Loteanu has died. He is best known for his 1976 musical drama Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven a.k.a. Queen of the Gypsies. This loose adaptation of Maxim Gorky's fiction, was immensely popular in Eastern Europe, partly because it defied Brezhnev-era codes of Soviet cinema with its graphic depiction of violence and nudity. The movie left a long impression on me and I still remember some of the songs, although I had heard them decades ago.

(Note: The original version of text was originally posted on Draxblog on April 22nd 2003 00:33 CEST. This version is identical apart for minor spelling and grammar corrections.)

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