Asia argento Amira casar Birol ünel

Asia
argento Amira casar Birol ünel
From the director of Gadjo Dilo & Exils
the new film from tony gatlif
from august 10
access›cinema venues
tel. 01 6793477
tel. 021 427 1571
See www.accesscinema.ie for details
Directed by Tony Gatlif (Gadjo Dilo, Exils)
and featuring outstanding performances
from Asia Argento (Marie Antoinette), Birol
Ünel (Head On) and Amira Casar. Tony Gatlif’s cinematic world is unique. In
each of his films he paints a compelling
portrait of a most particular universe with its
own distinct codes, morals and conventions.
For his latest work, Gatlif moves beyond his
adopted France to Transylvania in the heart
of Romania, as he tells a story of an obsessive
love and one woman’s search for her lover.
The beautiful, dark and haunting Zingarina (played by Asia Argento) finds herself in pursuit of the man she loves. After beginning a
relationship with a passionate Romanian musician in France he
suddenly abandons her, leaving her confused and two months
pregnant. Accompanied by her protective friend, Marie (Amira Casar),
Zingarina throws herself, body and soul, into a mission to find her lost
lover in Romania, venturing into the strange, forbidding foreignness of
the mythic territory of Transylvania.
When events take an unexpected turn, Zingarina discovers that to be
free she must rid herself of all ties and connections to her past life and
lover as, only then may she really experience the possibilities that come
her way. Cautiously, she takes a new path with another man, Tchango
(Birol Ünel).
Zingarina is the first female protagonist in Gatlif’s cinema and she
opens new horizons in his work. Ultimately, this film hinges on Argento
and Ünel’s exceptional performances. Willful and brash, bold and
independent, they hold our attention and dominate the film.
As with his previous films, Tony Gatlif’s soundtrack to Transylvania
informs, shapes and allows the audience to share in the very
different visual terrain that he knows so well. It is the music of life:
passionate, melancholic and joyous.
a resource organisation for regional cultural cinema exhibition
www.accesscinema.ie