Gatlif, Tony

(Michel Dahmani / September 10, 1948, Algiers, Algeria-)

   Of Gypsy origin, he settled in France in his twenties. After studying at the Beaux-Arts and attending act­ing courses, he played in films (1973 Cat's Soup, short, Richard Martin-Jordan; 1975 La Rage au Poing / USA: Raging Fists, also screenwriter, Eric Le Hung, shot in 1973; L'Agression / Appuntamento con l'assassino / UK and USA: Act of Aggression, Gérard Pirès, France / Italy; 1978 Aldo, short, Anne Mirman; 1986 Havre, Juliet Berto; 2002 Lulu, Jean-Henri Roger; 2003 Un Petit Service, short, Antoine Preniguez; Laisse tes Mains sur mes Hanches, Chantal Lauby) and TV (1972 Les Boussardel, 4 X 100', René Lucot; 1976 Celui qui ne te ressemble pas, Georges Régnier). He started directing shorts at age twenty-five. Other credit (as associate producer): 2002 Comme un Avion (Marie-France Pisier).

 Filmography

1973 ◘ Max l'Indien (16-mm short)

        ◘ Massane (16-mm short)

1975 ◘ La Tête en Ruines (unreleased)

1979 ◘ La Terre au Ventre (also screenwriter, actor)

        ◘ Corre, Gitano (unreleased; Spain)

        ◘ Chante Gitan / Canta Gitano (short)

        ◘ Les Princes (also screenwriter, dialogist, actor, composer)

1986 ◘ Rue du Départ (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

1989 ◘ Pleure pas, My Love (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist; shot in 1987)

1990 ◘ Gaspard et Robinson (also screenwriter, dialogist)

1993 ◘ Latcho drom / UK and USA: Safe Journey (documentary; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Lucumi, l'Enfant rumbeiro de Cuba (documentary; short)

        ◘ Mondo (also screenwriter, adapter; shot in 1994)

        ◘ Gadjo Dilo L'Etranger fou / Strainul nebun / UK and USA: The Crazy Stranger (also screenwriter, dialogist, composer, lyricist; France / Romania)

        ◘ Je suis né d'une Cigogne / Australia: Children of the Stork (also screenwriter, dialogist, composer)

        ◘ Vengo / US festival: I Come (also story, co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist, producer, composer, lyricist; France / Spain / Germany / Japan)

2002 ◘ Swing (also screenwriter, dialogist; France / Japan)

2004 ◘ Visions of Europe / Europaïsche Visionen / Eu-rooppalaisia visiota / Wizje Europy / Vizije Evrope / Europeiska visioner (segment "Paris By Night"; also screenwriter; Austria / Belgium / Cyprus / Czech Republic / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Hungary / Ireland / Italy / UK / Latvia / Lithuania / Malta / Netherlands / Poland / Portugal / Slovakia / Slovenia / Sweden)

        ◘ Exils (also screenwriter, dialogist, composer, co-producer; France / Japan)

2006 ◘ Transylvania (also screenwriter, dialogist, composer)