Balkan Melody
2012•12•1h 32m•8.0•Released
DocumentaryHistoryMusic
What Swiss director Stefan Schweitert did for accordion music and for yodeling (Accordion Tribe, Cinequest, 2005; Echoes of Home, Cinequest 2008) he now does for traditional Balkan music. This wonderful film is also a love story – and a door into a world of musical wonders.
Director
Stefan Schwietert
Writer
Stefan Schwietert
Languages
French
Studio
Agitprop
Cast
Gheorghe Zamfir
Self
Marcel Cellier
Self
Catherine Cellier
Self
Production
Company
Agitprop
Company
Bulgaria TV
Company
BR
Company
Maximage
Company
Zero One Film
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