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La Ballade du serpent

The Serpent's Ballade
Marta Bergman
Frédéric Fichefet
Stéphane Karo
1991 Belgium 60 minutes Rumanian

A Gypsy village situated at a stone’s throw from Bucarest has been christened by its inhabitants “Clejani City”. Most of those Gypsies are musicians who, when they do not play music at celebrations, christenings and weddings, spend their time arguing among themselves, throwing dice and singing ballads written by Haiduks, the avenging highwaymen of the Romanian Middle Ages. A scene from an impressionistic ballad seems to be enacted before us : a young man called Marius wagers his accordion while a witch buries a snake behind a young girl’s house. The young girl sees the scene in a dream and dies…

Production :
Ministère de la Communauté Française de Belgique; RTBF; Gsara; CBA / Centre de l'Audiovisuel à Bruxelles
Distribution :
CBA / Centre de l'Audiovisuel à Bruxelles
Editing :
Marta Bergman
Sound :
Marta Bergman
Photography :
Marta Bergman

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