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Emir Kusturica (Serbian Cyrillic: Емир Кустурица; born 24 November 1954) is a Bosnian-born Serbian film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and musician. He also has French citizenship.
Emir Kusturica. Director: Underground. A Serbian film director. Born in 1954 in Sarajevo. Graduated in film directing at the prestigious Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU) in Prague in 1978.
- January 1, 1
- 1.91 m
- Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
- Do You Remember Dolly Bell? (1981) Kusturica’s first feature film is a tour-de-force, an uneven near-masterpiece, showing a great artist first discovering the power of his craft.
- Super 8 Stories (2001) This documentary is, understandably, divisive. Since the subject matter is Kusturica’s own band, No Smoking Orchestra, touring in Europe, it may not be as entertaining as his other films.
- Promise Me This (2007) A frantic comedy, this film can please those who appreciate the Serbian director’s extravagant style. Recounting a young man’s journey into the big city to sell a cow and bring back a wife, Promise Me This is suffused with surreal imagery, bombastic music, and deafening situations.
- Maradona (2008) Do not expect a biographical documentary: the film is a socio-political portrait of Argentina, filtered through the personal views of Diego Maradona.
May 9, 2024 · Emir Kusturica, Bosnian-born Serbian motion picture director, screenwriter, actor, and producer who was one of the most-distinguished European filmmakers since the mid-1980s, best known for surreal and naturalistic movies that express deep sympathies for people from the margins.
Emir Kusturica. Director: Underground. A Serbian film director. Born in 1954 in Sarajevo. Graduated in film directing at the prestigious Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU) in Prague in 1978.
- November 24, 1954
Mar 9, 2021 · Kusturica’s first Palme winner, and the second of his two features written by his regular screenwriter, Bosnian poet Abdulah Sidran, remains his crowning achievement and the best place to start: a roving, ambling tale with a widescreen view of history and a sensitive personal touch.
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Widely regarded as one of the most innovative filmmakers of his generation, Emir Kusturica twice won the Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or before the age of 40, and, film for film, it is...
