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Post by todhrimencuri on Jun 17, 2010 2:14:55 GMT -5
Ive noticed that in most Balkan films that I have watched, there is almost always a scene where local music is being played. The music is often directly or indirectly involved with the emotions of the character. They are often watching the player, or are themselves the player. They are often elaborate performances Its done in a particularly characteristic way that isnt really done in western cinema. In fact, it often comes across as cheesy to do this in western films...
here is an example:
Gjeneral Gramofoni:
another scene:
From the Greek film "Neighborhood of Dreams" (synoikia to oneiro)
You have the same grouping of people in the background... ironically from two countries that, though neighboring, are currently having almost no relations whatsoever.
This is also present in Yugoslav cinema (the entire 'Time of the Gypsies' can be considered a soundtrack). In the same style, you have this twisted scene :
In all of these cases commonly known folk music is used. In the Alb film "Te rrapi ne Mashkullore", in the Greek "Rain falls on the Slums" (Vrehei sti ftwhogitonia) while in the Yugo film the Gypsy song "Djelem, Djelem". In each of the situations, some emotion is revealed through the song and forms an intrinsic aspect of the persons inter conflict...
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Post by todhrimencuri on Jun 17, 2010 2:33:44 GMT -5
This is also common in a couple of Turkish films I have seen.
In all these scenes the men are also in bars. I guess they are in part byproducts of the cafene culture of the men in these areas of the world, where men vent emotions through alcohol and music.
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Post by Patrinos on Jun 17, 2010 3:27:12 GMT -5
my favourites from the old Greek cinema:
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Post by shejtani on Jun 17, 2010 6:44:32 GMT -5
yes it's common in Turkish films I've seen (there's a conversation and then ... Ibrahim stops and starts to sing 'oy oy oy oy Emine ..." Lol !). In Egyptian films too, actually, the Egyptian films were really great (involving belly dance etc ... and Arabic music of course which is wonderfull).
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Post by tsompanos on Jun 18, 2010 12:18:27 GMT -5
Astrapogiannos
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Post by vanilo on Jun 18, 2010 12:27:56 GMT -5
I've never watched a Balkan movie, only a Greek short film about coffee, or something :S. My teacher in school made us watch it and analyse it so obviously it was no fun...
Do Balkan movies have a typical theme? I know that in Arabic movies, it's often the same topics that are highlighted, is it the same with Balkan movies?
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Post by mpuq on Jun 18, 2010 15:17:51 GMT -5
yes it's common in Turkish films I've seen (there's a conversation and then ... Ibrahim stops and starts to sing 'oy oy oy oy Emine ..." Lol !). In Egyptian films too, actually, the Egyptian films were really great (involving belly dance etc ... and Arabic music of course which is wonderfull). ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Dèsîŗĕ Yèarning on Apr 27, 2011 10:33:45 GMT -5
The Turkish films given as an example are very old, made in the 1960/70s i assume.
Turkish films nowadays are not like this.
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Post by mehamgul101 on Sept 3, 2011 2:12:05 GMT -5
well i am also agree with you that in Balkan films local music has been play but the thing is that time it was need of film and due to local music they get more popularity in their Country,s people so therefore i like such type of movies thanks for your sharing
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Post by nikaostojic on Dec 2, 2011 5:16:38 GMT -5
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Post by Moe Lester on Dec 2, 2011 5:18:37 GMT -5
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