Vengo (2000)

Director:

Tony Gatlif

Writers:

Tony Gatlif (screenplay)
Tony Gatlif (story)
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Release Date:

4 October 2000 (France)

Genre:

Musical | Drama

Plot:

Caco is a proud, handsome man, head of a family, and very powerful in the local community. Yet he has...

Plot Keywords:

Gypsy | Flamenco

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Antonio Canales	...	Caco
Orestes Villasan Rodriguez	...	Diego
Antonio Dechent	...	Primo Alejandro (as Antonio Pérez Dechent)
Bobote	...	Primo Antonio
Juan Luis Corrientes	...	Primo Tres
Fernando Guerrero Rebollo	...	Fernando Caravaca
Francisco Chavero Rios	...	Francisco Caravaca
José Ramírez 'El Cheli'	...	Primo Caravaca 1
Juan-Luis Barrios Llorente	...	Primo Caravaca 2 (as Juan Luis Barrios Llorente)
Jesús María Ventura	...	Primo Caravaca 3
Maria Faraco	...	La Catalana
El Moro	...	Pepe Sardina
Manuel Vega Salazar	...	Anselmo
Tomatito	...	Musician
Sheikh Ahmad Al Tuni	...	Musician
La Caita	...	Musician
Gritos De Guerra	...	Musician
Remedios Silva Pisa	...	Musician
La Paquera de Jerez	...	Musician
Natasha Mayghine	...	Alma
Maria Altea Maya	...	La Coneja
María del Pilar Borja Jiménez	...	Une tante
Rosàrio Castro	...	Une tante (as Rosario Castro Reyes)
Mercedes Jiménez Jiménez	...	Une tante
Agustín Hurtado Urbano	...	Un cousin Caravaca
El Rebolero	...	Un cousin Caravaca
Jacqueline Corado	...	Lucia
Paco	...	Le vendeur du Peninsular
Luis	...	Le gardien du cimetière
María Pérez Sol	...	Danse Flamenco
Helena Ribó Llauradó	...	Danse Flamenco
Cristina Villaplana Escribano	...	Danse Flamenco
Rukmini Chatterjee	...	Danse Soufi
Karine Herrou	...	Danse Soufi
Laya Torkaman	...	Danse Soufi
Mayodi Dary	...	Danse Orientale
Lilla Dary	...	Danse Orientale
Sophie Benayad Chérif	...	Danse Orientale (as Sofie Benayad Chérif)
Sophie Bonnet	...	Danse Orientale
Véronique Java	...	Danse Orientale
Marilyn Tisserand	...	Danse Orientale
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kudsi Ergüner	...	Musician
Mónika Juhász Miczura	...	Singer (uncredited)

Directed by
Tony Gatlif

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tony Gatlif		screenplay
Tony Gatlif		story
David Trueba		screenplay

Produced by
Luis Ángel Bellaba	....	co-producer
Tony Gatlif	....	producer

Original Music by
Tony Gatlif

Cinematography by
Thierry Pouget

Film Editing by
Pauline Dairou

Casting by
Archibald Dekiss
Hélène Odier
Matilde Rubio
Carmen Sanz

Production Design by
Brigitte Brassart
Denis Mercier

Costume Design by
Nieves De la Calle
Ana Sousa

Production Management
Nathalie Duran	....	production manager
Manuela Osório	....	assistant production manager
Nadine Perron	....	general production manager
Matilde Rubio	....	unit production manager: Spain
Felipe Verde	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Didier Bivel	....	assistant director
Frédéric Goupil	....	assistant director
Maria João Matos Silva	....	second assistant director (as Maria João Silva)

Art Department
Fernando Assunção	....	assistant set decorator
Carlos Cruz	....	assistant set decorator
Artes Ferrara	....	groupman
Manteca	....	assistant set decorator
Carolina Suárez	....	assistant set decorator

Sound Department
Bruno Barao	....	foley artist
Raphaël Brisard	....	assistant sound editor
Javier Concedo	....	foley artist
Javier Gil de Biedma	....	foley artist
Maria Adélaïde Empis	....	foley artist
Philippe Escanecrabe	....	foley engineer
Dominique Gaborieau	....	sound mixer
Arthur Le Roux	....	trainee sound editor
Régis Leroux	....	sound editor
Régis Leroux	....	sound
Antonio Martins	....	foley artist
Luis Oliveira	....	foley artist
Philippe Penot	....	foley artist
Philippe Penot	....	sound effects
Francisco Veloso	....	sound assistant
José Manuel Vicente	....	foley artist
Philippe Welsh	....	assistant sound engineer

Camera and Electrical Department
Alexandra Afonso	....	second assistant camera
Patrick Chirenchelli	....	first assistant camera
Claude Garnier	....	camera operator
Patrick Ghiringhelli	....	assistant camera
Denis Mercier	....	still photographer
Lazare Pedron	....	electrician
Philippe Pouyet	....	electrician
Alfredo 'Alebé' Ramalho	....	grip (as Alfredo Ramalho)
Gilles Vacar	....	chief electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nieves de la Calle	....	costumer
Ana Sousa	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Benoît Alavoine	....	assistant editor
Raphaël Brisard	....	assistant editor
Bruno Patin	....	color timer

Music Department
Hafida Bensouilah	....	musical agent
Amelie de Chassey	....	music supervisor (as Amélie de Chassey)
Macande	....	musical agent: Seville
Alan Weber	....	musical agent

Other crew
Sabine Charrin	....	continuity
Sabine Charrin	....	script supervisor
Maria d'Orey	....	production secretary
Laurent Dusothoit	....	production assistant
Catherine Julien	....	production administrator

Production Companies

• Astrolabio Producciones S.L.
• Canal+
• Nikkatsu
• Princes Films
• Senator Film Produktion GmbH
• Sofica Sofinergie 5
• arte France Cinéma

Distributors

• Amanda Films S.L. (2000) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Arthaus
• Cinema Mondo (2001) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Cowboy Booking International (2001) (USA) (subtitled)
• Filmcoopi Zürich (2000-2001) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Home Vision Entertainment (HVE) (2003) (USA) (DVD) (VHS)
• Mikado
• Primer Plano Film Group S.A. (Argentina)
• Triangelfilm
• UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (2000) (France) (theatrical)
• X Verleih AG (2001) (Germany) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• ACT Paris  electrical equipment
• Animatografo  electrical equipment
• DCA Audiovisual  sound equipment
• Montage Négatif  negative cutting
• Panavision Alca  camera equipment provided by
• Retina Audiovisual  casting: Sevilla

Also Known As:

I Come (USA) (festival title)
Vengo del Moro (France) (working title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Spain | France | Germany | Japan

Language:

French | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons)

Filming Locations:

Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Astrolabio Producciones S.L.

Trivia:

Closed the Venice Film Festival in 2000.

Soundtrack:

Bulena

A good documentary on flamenco

Indeed, not a bad documentary (barely a real film, the plot is just an excuse to the connection of the different flamenco scenes). Antonio Canales is surprisingly good as Caco, and the other characters are of no relevance to the story whatsoever. Orestes, Caco's nephew with cerebral palsy, is actually Antonio Canales' nephew. Undoubtable epic flavor in this escape/flamenco journey. Good details, as the nice landscapes in Cadiz and the references to Caco's relative "exiled" in the Spanish cities of North Africa. Great and not so commercial flamenco singers, such as La Paquera(R.I.P) and La Caita. Special attention to the closing song, "Naci en Alamo".