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Category Archives: Other Balkan Cinema
Celebrating Balkan spunk in “Zivot je cudo” [2004 Serbia, France]
Pin it!Emir Kusturica revisits his favourite time and space – the Yugoslavian conflict, in his inimitable style of course, through the romantic comedy “Zivot je cudo” [Eng. Title: Life is a Miracle].
Storyline:
It’s the summer of 1992. Luka (Slavko Stimac) is … Continue reading
Posted in Emir Kusturica, Serbia
Tagged Balkan Cinema, Emir Kusturica, groping, Natasa Tapuskovic, Serbia
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Remembering Dusan Makavejev’s chaotic masterpiece “Ljubavni Slucaj” [1967 Yugoslavia]
Pin it!When you think of flawed geniuses in cinema, you tend to remember and love them precisely because of those flaws. The flaws obviously are not in their undoubted technical or artistic skills – more like their thought processes, and … Continue reading
Posted in Dusan Makavejev, Serbia
Tagged Balkan Cinema, black and white, Dusan Makavejev, frontal nudity, Serbia
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Rona Hartner & Romain Duris in “Gadjo Dilo” [1997 Romania, France]
Pin it!Films by French director Tony Gatlif are known for its exploration of themes relating to gypsy culture, often also delving into their musical heritage. Understandable, considering he’s of Gypsy descent himself, but his films additionally give us a fresh … Continue reading
Posted in Romania
Tagged french, frontal nudity, groping, public nudity, Romain Duris, Romanian, Rona Hartner, Tony Gatlif
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Kristin Scott Thomas in “Un Été Inoubliable” [1994 Romania, France]
Pin it!The sojourn into eastern European cinema continues with a film from renowned Romanian director Lucian Pintilie, the Franco-Romanian production, “Un Été Inoubliable” [Romanian Title: O Vara de Neuitat, English Title: An Unforgettable Summer].
Multifaceted Pintilie started making films in communist … Continue reading
Scenes from Emir Kusturica’s “Underground” [1995 Yugoslavia, France, Germany]
Pin it!I’ll start exploring Serbian cinema with a film from one of its famous directors, Emir Kusturica (Arizona Dream). His 1995 war drama “Underground” was critically acclaimed at Cannes and elsewhere, perhaps losing out on other major awards due to … Continue reading
