Across the Tracks : Vlach Gypsies in Hungary / ITV Global Entertainment.

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This film explores the position of the Vlach Gypsies in 1980s Hungary. Set in a village outside the town of Gyongyos, near Budapest, the program follows two Gypsy families struggling to maintain their traditions in a modern communist state. Despite the romantic image, Gypsy life is harsh and often b...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
ITV Global Entertainment
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2012], ©1988.
Series:Films on Demand.
Disappearing world.
Subjects:
Assimilation (Sociology)
Cultural geography.
Population.
Romanies.
Rural-urban migration.
Social ecology.
Social evolution.
Social structure.
Tribes.
Urbanization.
Hungary.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (51 min.) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
Vlach Gypsies in Hungary
Format: Electronic Video
Contents:
  • Introduction to Vlach Life (2:42)
  • Retaining the Gypsy Cultural Identity (1:57)
  • Keeping Money in the Gypsy Economy (2:59)
  • Working Outside the System (2:29)
  • Making Ends Meet (1:37)
  • A Separate Society (2:53)
  • Special Horses (2:41)
  • Easter Morning (3:53)
  • A Sick Mare (7:07)
  • Trade Fair (8:19)
  • Work vs. Trade (4:39)
  • Upwardly Mobile (1:33)
  • Generosity in the Community (3:09)
  • Integration Attempts (1:55)
  • Getting Around the Rules (2:19)
  • Credits: Across the Tracks: Vlach Gypsies in Hungary - Disappearing World (0:55)