Time of the Gypsies

I went to see this movie at Cinema du Parc today.
Here's the trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cyBXPMurJY

It's a 1988 Yugoslav film by Bosnian Serb director Emir Kusturica. Filmed in Romani, Time of the Gypsies tells the story of a young Romani man with magical powers who is tricked into engaging in petty crime. It is widely considered to be one of Kusturica's best films.

The film revolves around Perhan, a Gypsy teenager with telekinetic powers and his passage from boy to man that starts in a little village in Yugoslavia and that ends in the criminal underworld of Milan.

The movie's soundtrack was composed by Goran Bregović.

So, for some reason, the film listing here: http://www.cinemamontreal.com/aw/crva.aw/que/Montreal/e/14737/Le_Temps_Des_Gitans.html
said it was a comedy. There were a few funny parts, but dude man...I haven't seen such a depressing movie in a while. I won't ruin the ending, but I mean at one point you think it's the worst it can get, and then it just got worse and worse in the movie.

Also, I just learned from looking up the cast that the main actor (dude who played Perhan) died in 1999 - he committed suicide by hanging :\ So, this just makes the movie even more depressing. It is a good movie though! And the main theme is sure to stay in your head...but I don't think I'd categorize it as a comedy...