Angelo My Love
1983 · Movie · 115 min. · United States
Angelo My Love delves into the little understood and fascinating world of New York gypsies. Using real gypsies playing fictional versions of themselves. This critically acclaimed film explores the lifestyle, rites, myths and passions of the tight-knit urban subculture. Twelve year-old Angelo Evans is the street-wise. Charmingly precocious son of a fortune teller. When the boy accuses a sleazy gypsy, Steve "Patalay" Tsigonoff, and his foul-mouthed wife, Millie, of stealing an ancestral ring, he chases them to Canada. Angelo wants the ring for his future bride, Patricia, and nearly disgraces the family to get it back. Along the way, Duvall presents an extraordinary slice of gypsy life, highlighting there music and tribal customs, a wedding and a "kris" - the gypsies' court of justice. His film has a spontaneity and exuberance that make it a one-of-a-kind experience.
Direction Robert Duvall
Cast Angelo Evans · Michael Evans · Ruthie Evans · Tony Evans · Debbie Evans · Steve Tsigonoff · Millie Tsigonoff · Frankie Williams · George Nicholas · Katerina Ribraka · Timothy Phillips · Lachlan Youngs
Soundtrack Michael Kamen
Screenplay Robert Duvall
Cinematography Joseph Friedman
Original title Angelo My Love
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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