Black Cat, White Cat(Crna macka, beli macor)
Dir: Emir Kusturic
Yugoslavia／France／Germany, 1998, Romany／Serbian／Bulgarian, 130mins, DCP
Cast: Bajram Severdzan, Srdan Todorovic, Branka Katic
Forget politics altogether, simply enjoy the sheer glee of the larger-than-life characters and their misadventures! Kusturica’s idea of making a documentary about the gypsy musicians in Underground flourishes into a kitsch farce in a frenetic mixture of slapstick and folklore, revolving around two gypsy rival patriarchs and their unruly families enmeshed in a chaotic wedding, two corpses on ice in an attic, and a “Happy End”. Bestowed with Venice accolades, this Felliniesque fantasy crammed with riotously funny humans and flying geese celebrates life in its wildest imagination.
Venice Film Festival: Silver Lion Best Director
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