Madonna secretly dreams of being a gypsy

Pop superstar Madonna has revealed she secretly dreams of being a gypsy.

The 'Like A Virgin' singer - who made her directorial debut with new flick 'Filth and Wisdom' at the Berlin Film Festival on Wednesday night  - is drawn to a free-spirited existence like the film's star Eugene Hutz, the real-life lead singer of New York gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello.

She said: "I think, secretly, I want to be a gypsy. I love the idea of traveling round and playing music and letting life unfold in a spontaneous way."

49-year-old Madonna, who also worked as co-writer and executive producer on the project, explained she is still trying to find a balance in her life - just like the characters in the romantic musical comedy. "In spite of what appears to be my material success, I still feel like I'm struggling with the contradictions of life, the duality of life," she said.

"I'm still struggling to find my way to understand the difference between right and wrong. To see things for what they are, to not be tricked by illusions, and I think I vacillate between light and dark."

'Filth and Wisdom' stars Hutz as philosopher and poet A.K., who comes to London from Ukraine in search of stardom with his band but ends up working as an S+M escort.

The project has had a mixed response, with one critic labeling it "dumb and tacky", while another observed, "Madonna has done herself proud and has real potential as a film director".