Underplayed Gems

Big City Gypsies (1932)

Big City Gypsies poster
Original title
Gross-Stadt Zigeuner
Directed by
László Moholy-Nagy
Genre
documentary film, experimental film
Country
German Reich
Runtime
11 min
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This short film follows Roma people in Berlin during the winter of 1932. It shows their camps, daily routines, a horse market, dancing, children playing, and other everyday scenes.

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What happens

Großstadt-Zigeuner ist ein Dokumentarkurzfilm von László Moholy-Nagy von 1932 über Roma in Berlin. Gezeigt werden Roma in ihren Winterlagern in Berlin-Wedding und Berlin-Weißensee (oder Marzahn?), beim Pferdemarkt, beim Tanzen und Feiern, spielende Kinder und weitere Szenen aus deren Alltag. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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