This glorious profile of musicians who play on the sidewalks and subways of Paris illuminates the lives and music of a ragtag group of international bohemians: an Argentine pianist, a Romanian father and son who are violinists, a Venezuelan harpist, and singers from Mali and Vietnam.

Heddy Honigman

Heddy Honigman moved out of Peru because there was no film academy in Lima. After wandering in Israel, Spain and France, she attended a film school in Rome. Her other films include Metal and Melancholy and O Amor Natural.

Awards & Nominations

• SCAM Award, Cinema Du Reel, France 1998
• Dutch Film Critics Award, Netherlands Film Festival 1998
• Best Ethnographic Documentary, Festival dei Popoli, Italy 1998


Cinematography: Eric Guichard
Producer: Pieter van Huystee


Betacam tape courtesy Ideale Audience International, France.