Swing
2002 · 90 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 1,090 VOTES · DIR. Tony Gatlif
Overview
In a suburb of Strasbourg, Alsace, France, ten year old boy, Max, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother. He hears Manouche gypsy Romani music being played in a local bar, and loves it. He goes to visit the gypsies in search of a guitar, where he meets a young Romani tomboy, 'Swing'. She introduces Max to her gypsy community who live in caravans and down-at-heel public housing. Over several days, Max is taken into the community to witness Romani lifestyle, traditions, knowledge of plants, and particularly their Manouche music. Max is particularly fascinated by Miraldo, the Romani guitarist he first heard in the bar, and asks to take guitar lessons with him (Miraldo is played by one of the greatest guitarists of gypsy jazz, Tchavolo Schmitt).
Dialogue Timeline — 706 lines
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00:02:29 What are you doing there?
00:06:50 Can you read?
00:08:53 Yes...
00:10:30 Only lend us half of the money,not very satisfying
00:13:25 Do you have money?
00:15:12 Enough,too much noise
00:18:02 I try my best to learn the fingering
00:19:57 Too heavy
00:22:48 You better finish this.
00:31:56 I feel heart-struck
00:34:00 It's new,I discussde it with a friend and made it.
00:36:38 I wanna go home
00:38:09 Look
00:42:00 Grandma,do you wanna drink some water?
00:44:09 If you pick a small piece
00:46:36 Pour the salt in
00:49:56 Yes,it's small
00:51:35 Very well, you have the basic understanding.
00:53:29 Only I and brother were left.
00:57:00 Very well.
01:03:04 It's not like this and it's...
01:05:05 It's not right and should be (bohemian).
01:09:46 Because the heart...
01:19:32 I can't, and I will go to Greece with my son.