Romani people

Yohan - Barnevandrer (2010)

Actors: Thomas F. Wilson (actor), Rance Howard (actor), Kris Kristofferson (actor), Rebecca Grace Larkin (miscellaneous crew), Jørgen Langhelle (actor), Cristina Valenzuela (actress), Cristina Valenzuela (actress), Marty Terry (actress), Dennis Storhøi (actor), Morten Harket (actor), Jon Tønnessen (miscellaneous crew), Carola Häggkvist (actress), Laura Zoe Quist (actress), Martin Poultney (miscellaneous crew), Bill Dion (producer),

Plot: With his family struggling to survive in late1890s Norway and his father leaving on a ship for America to earn much needed money, 10-year-old Yohan devises some plans of his own to help his family. However, his jealous older brother has other ideas, and, unbeknown to their parents, he signs a contract with an agent for Yohan to become a farm laborer. Now consigned to being a child wanderer, Yohan is sent off to work on a faraway farm providing cheap labor. Yohan embarks on a long, rugged journey filled with danger, loneliness and feelings of abandonment. Along the way, he meets up with two other child wanderers, 8 year-old Anna and her younger brother. Together with other child wanderers and led by the menacing boy Aslak, the group makes its way on foot through the countryside with Yohan finally arriving at the farm where he is told to work. He becomes a shepherd boy, protecting the farmer's livestock from wolves and grizzly bears. His boss, Nome, is a harsh disciplinarian and a tough man to please. Following his heart and with good intentions, Yohan makes decisions that are misunderstood by local adults and are sabotaged by other envious children. Unjustly accused, he is punished and beaten by Nome. Events only get worse, with wild animals attacking Nome's herd on Yohan's watch and Yohan's discovery that his friend Anna and her brother have been beaten at a neighboring farm. Using his resourcefulness and ingenuity, a battered Yohan sets out to help his friend Anna and her brother escape from the farm owners.

Keywords: 1890s, aggression, animal-on-fire, animal-trap, bear, bear-cub, bear-trap, beating-a-child, birthday, boy
Genres: Family,
Taglines: In the 1890s, 10-year-old Yohan is sent away from home to survive on his own as a child laborer. He experiences hardships and overcomes his fears by relying on bravery and hope to make the best of his circumstances.

La traviata (2007)

Actors: Liliana Cavani (miscellaneous crew), Francesco Maria Piave (writer), Gabriella Pescucci (costume designer), Angela Gheorghiu (actress), Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala (actor), Lorin Maazel (actor), Luigi Roni (actor), Roberto Frontali (actor), Tiziana Tramonti (actress), Corpo di Ballo del Teatro alla Scala (actor), Corpo di Ballo del Teatro alla Scala (actor), Corpo di Ballo del Teatro alla Scala (actor), Ramón Vargas (actor), Marina Bianchi (miscellaneous crew), Micha van Hoecke (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: In this live performance of Giuseppe Verdi's opera, Violetta, a courtesan much wooed by Parisian society, organizes a grand party that is attended, amongst others, by the young Alfredo Germont. He confesses his feelings to Violetta, who is already suffering from consumption. She vacillates between genuine affection and a realistic assessment of her situation as a "fallen woman", which precludes any lasting relationship with a man.

Keywords: courtesan, dying-young, italian-opera, live-performance, opera
Genres: Drama, Music, Musical,
Taglines: Live from La Scala, 2007

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

Actors: Jan Rabson (actor), David Ogden Stiers (actor), Phil Proctor (actor), Jack Angel (actor), Kevin Kline (actor), Bob Bergen (actor), Jim Cummings (actor), Jim Cummings (actor), Rodger Bumpass (actor), Bill Fagerbakke (actor), Bill Farmer (actor), Corey Burton (actor), Jason Alexander (actor), Frank Welker (actor), Tony Jay (actor),

Plot: In 15th century Paris, Clopin the puppeteer tells the story of Quasimodo, the misshapen gentle-souled bell ringer of Notre Dame, who was nearly killed as a baby by Claude Frollo, the Minister of Justice. But Frollo was forced by the Archdeacon of Notre Dame to raise Quasimodo as his own. Now a young man, Quasimodo is hidden from the world by Frollo in the belltower of the cathedral. But during the Festival of Fools, Quasimodo, cheered on by his gargoyle friends Victor, Hugo, and Laverne, decides to take part in the festivities, where he meets the lively gypsy girl Esmeralda and the handsome soldier Phoebus. The three of them find themselves ranged against Frollo's cruelty and his attempts to destroy the home of the gypsies, the Court of Miracles. And Quasimodo must desperately defend both Esmeralda and the very cathedral of Notre Dame.

Keywords: 1480s, 15th-century, 2d-animation, alienation, anthropomorphic-statue, anthropomorphism, attack, attempted-murder, based-on-novel, battle
Genres: Animation, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance,

Quotes:

Esmeralda: [singing] I ask for nothing, I can get by / But I know so many less lucky than I / Please help my people, the poor and downtrod / I thought we all were the children of God / God help the outcasts, children of God.

Laverne: [to Quasimodo] Quasi, take it from an old spectator. Life's not a spectator sport. If watchin' is all you're gonna do, then you're gonna watch your life go by without ya.

Frollo: [as Quasimodo towers over him] Now, now... L-Listen to me, Quasimodo...::Quasimodo: [heaving in gasping breaths] No, *you* listen! All my life, you have told me that the world is a dark, cruel place. But now I see that the only thing dark and cruel about it is people like you...

Frollo: Look at that disgusting display.::Phoebus: [raising his visor] Yes, sir!

Clopin: [to Quasimodo and Phoebus] Don't interrupt me! You're very clever to have found our hideaway. Unfortunately, you won't live to tell the tale.

[describing the bells]::Clopin: Listen. They're beautiful, no? So many colors of sound, so many changing moods. Because, you know, they do not ring all by themselves.::Puppet: They don't?::Clopin: No, you silly boy. Up there, high, high in the dark bell tower, lives the mysterious bell ringer. Who is this creature?::Puppet: Who?::Clopin: What is he?::Puppet: What?::Clopin: How did he come to be there?::Puppet: How?::Clopin: Hush!::Puppet: Ow!::Clopin: Clopin will tell you. It is a tale, a tale of a man, and a monster.

Clopin: [singing] Once a year we throw a party here in town / Once a year we turn all Paris upside-down / Every man's a king and every king's a clown / Once again it's Topsy-turvy Day!

Esmeralda: [reading Quasimodo's palm] Hmm. Hmm, mmm, mmm. Well, that's funny.::Quasimodo: What?::Esmeralda: I don't see any...::Quasimodo: Any what?::Esmeralda: Monster lines. Not a single one.::Esmeralda: [holds out her hand while Quasi briefly studies his own] Now, you look at me. Do you think I'm evil?::Quasimodo: No! No-No. Y-You are kind and *good*, and... and...::Esmeralda: And a Gypsy. And maybe Frollo's wrong about the both of us.

Clopin: [singing] Now here is a riddle / To guess if you can / Sing the bells of Notre Dame / Who is the monster / And who is the man?/ Sing the bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells / Bells of Notre Dame

Quasimodo: You are good to me master. I'm sorry.::Frollo: You're forgiven. But remember Quasimodo, this is your sanctuary.::[Frollo leaves]::Quasimodo: My sanctuary.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

Actors: Jan Rabson (actor), David Ogden Stiers (actor), Phil Proctor (actor), Jack Angel (actor), Kevin Kline (actor), Bob Bergen (actor), Jim Cummings (actor), Jim Cummings (actor), Rodger Bumpass (actor), Bill Fagerbakke (actor), Bill Farmer (actor), Corey Burton (actor), Jason Alexander (actor), Frank Welker (actor), Tony Jay (actor),

Plot: In 15th century Paris, Clopin the puppeteer tells the story of Quasimodo, the misshapen gentle-souled bell ringer of Notre Dame, who was nearly killed as a baby by Claude Frollo, the Minister of Justice. But Frollo was forced by the Archdeacon of Notre Dame to raise Quasimodo as his own. Now a young man, Quasimodo is hidden from the world by Frollo in the belltower of the cathedral. But during the Festival of Fools, Quasimodo, cheered on by his gargoyle friends Victor, Hugo, and Laverne, decides to take part in the festivities, where he meets the lively gypsy girl Esmeralda and the handsome soldier Phoebus. The three of them find themselves ranged against Frollo's cruelty and his attempts to destroy the home of the gypsies, the Court of Miracles. And Quasimodo must desperately defend both Esmeralda and the very cathedral of Notre Dame.

Keywords: 1480s, 15th-century, 2d-animation, alienation, anthropomorphic-statue, anthropomorphism, attack, attempted-murder, based-on-novel, battle
Genres: Animation, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance,

Quotes:

Esmeralda: [singing] I ask for nothing, I can get by / But I know so many less lucky than I / Please help my people, the poor and downtrod / I thought we all were the children of God / God help the outcasts, children of God.

Laverne: [to Quasimodo] Quasi, take it from an old spectator. Life's not a spectator sport. If watchin' is all you're gonna do, then you're gonna watch your life go by without ya.

Frollo: [as Quasimodo towers over him] Now, now... L-Listen to me, Quasimodo...::Quasimodo: [heaving in gasping breaths] No, *you* listen! All my life, you have told me that the world is a dark, cruel place. But now I see that the only thing dark and cruel about it is people like you...

Frollo: Look at that disgusting display.::Phoebus: [raising his visor] Yes, sir!

Clopin: [to Quasimodo and Phoebus] Don't interrupt me! You're very clever to have found our hideaway. Unfortunately, you won't live to tell the tale.

[describing the bells]::Clopin: Listen. They're beautiful, no? So many colors of sound, so many changing moods. Because, you know, they do not ring all by themselves.::Puppet: They don't?::Clopin: No, you silly boy. Up there, high, high in the dark bell tower, lives the mysterious bell ringer. Who is this creature?::Puppet: Who?::Clopin: What is he?::Puppet: What?::Clopin: How did he come to be there?::Puppet: How?::Clopin: Hush!::Puppet: Ow!::Clopin: Clopin will tell you. It is a tale, a tale of a man, and a monster.

Clopin: [singing] Once a year we throw a party here in town / Once a year we turn all Paris upside-down / Every man's a king and every king's a clown / Once again it's Topsy-turvy Day!

Esmeralda: [reading Quasimodo's palm] Hmm. Hmm, mmm, mmm. Well, that's funny.::Quasimodo: What?::Esmeralda: I don't see any...::Quasimodo: Any what?::Esmeralda: Monster lines. Not a single one.::Esmeralda: [holds out her hand while Quasi briefly studies his own] Now, you look at me. Do you think I'm evil?::Quasimodo: No! No-No. Y-You are kind and *good*, and... and...::Esmeralda: And a Gypsy. And maybe Frollo's wrong about the both of us.

Clopin: [singing] Now here is a riddle / To guess if you can / Sing the bells of Notre Dame / Who is the monster / And who is the man?/ Sing the bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells / Bells of Notre Dame

Quasimodo: You are good to me master. I'm sorry.::Frollo: You're forgiven. But remember Quasimodo, this is your sanctuary.::[Frollo leaves]::Quasimodo: My sanctuary.