Tony Gatlif
Tony Gatlif Birth date: September 10, 1948 In the 60's, Tony Gatlif left Algeria and
discovered the movies thanks to a teacher.
Actor and director
Birth
Place: Algeria
Origin: Gypsy
He later subscribed to the Jean
Vigo Cine Club, where Tony Gatlif began to acquire his filmic
culture.
Tony wrote TNP of an original piece of Edward Bond, with the help of
Claude Régy.
Parallel to this spectacle, Tony Gatlif wrote his first
screen play inspired in 1975 Tony Gatlif directed his first feature
film " La tête en vile" 1978 Tony Gatlif directed his second movie "La
terre au ventre", a history lived by Tony in the times of the War in Algeria,
with his mother and her four children. 1981 Tony Gatlif filmed "Le
Gitan" a film about the life of gypsies, carried out in Spain, with true
gypsies from Granada and Seville. 1983 With his fourth movie he became
famous. "Le Prince" a film about gypsies established in the suburbs of Paris,
was very well received by the critics.
his own experience in rehabilitation centers and
delinquency in the street.
1992 One
of his films was presented during the Cannes Film Festival, in the section
"Un Certain Regard".
His encounter with the
filmmaker Gérard Lebovici, was very important for his career.
2004 EXILS is the most recent movie of Tony Gatlif. It
was presented in the Festival de Cine Franco Mexicano, in Mexico City.