Product Description: In the summer of 2004, on a car journey in Eastern Europe, Pavla Fleischer met and fell in love with Eugene Hutz, lead singer of New York's Gypsy Punk band Gogol Bordello. Captivated by his energy and his musical verve, and desperate to get to know him better, she decided to make a film about him. The Pied Piper of Hutzovina follows Eugene and Pavla on their subsequent road trip through Eugene's home country, Ukraine. It is the story of two people traveling together on two very different courses. Her aim is to rediscover a romance; his is to rediscover his roots. She hopes to find love on the road; he hopes to find musical inspiration from the gypsy culture he is determined to preserve. This is an intimate portrait of a filmaker with a passion for her subject, and a punk musician with a longing to revisit his past.
Good for fans, not the best for beginners. This documentary is not awful, Pavla Fleischer is fortunate to have met so charismatic a subject to make a film about. However, her sparse narrative, and lack of editorial structure to the film don't do much to tell a story or show a spiritual journey. Though Hutz talks repeatedly about spiritual journeys, this film to me, seemed more like a little more than a personal memento. That is not to say it is not entertaining. It is. And though i do not think it makes a great movie, it was not irritating, just a bit hollow. Recommended for the music and Hutz, and possibly a little for Fleischer as well. Though late-comers to it may expect more from it that it can deliver.
A Must For Gogol Bordello Fans We definitely enjoyed this video as it features Eugene Hutz, the lead person of Gogol Bordello, however it is a bit disjointed. The obvious attraction that the filmmaker, Pavla, had for her subject rather got in the way of a man searching for his roots.
Eugene is bigger than life and for Pavla to expect any different outcome was a bit naive, although I'm certainly glad she went ahead with the project. The DVD has quite a few extra features which is nice as many DVD's do not. If you're not familiar with Gogol Bordello, take a listen to one of their CDs or better yet, see them in concert, they are AMAZING.
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