Latcho Drom

A colorful, vibrant look at the Gypsy Rom people singing and dancing in Egypt, Turkey, Romania, France, Spain, etc., this feast for the eyes and ears unfortunately suffers from an arbitrary use of subtitling (mostly not), no indication of which country each sequence is set in, and an annoying mismatch between the singing and the singer's lips (most likely because the music is dubbed). Still, there are some glorious moments in this beautifully filmed quasi-documentary, and for that reason alone this is a strong optional purchase. (R. Pitman)