Black Cat, White Cat (1998) ( Crna macka, beli macor ) ( Chat noir, chat blanc )

Black Cat, White Cat (1998) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Crna macka, beli macor
Alternate Title: Chat noir, chat blanc
Screened, competed or awarded at:
European Film Awards
Goya Awards
Venice Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Serbian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
124 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen

Special Features:
Biographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1998 and produced in:
Austria ( Germany, Central Europe )
France ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Greece ( Italy, Greece )
United States ( USA, Canada )
Yugoslavia ( Russia, Eastern Europe )

Directed By:
Emir Kusturica

Written By:
Emir Kusturica
Gordan Mihic

Actors:
Bajram Severdzan ..... Matko Destanov
Srdjan Todorovic ..... Dadan Karambolo (as Srdan Todorovic)
Branka Katic ..... Ida
Florijan Ajdini ..... Zare Destanov
Ljubica Adzovic ..... Sujka
Zabit Memedov ..... Zarije Destanov
Sabri Sulejmani ..... Grga Pitic
Jasar Destani ..... Grga Veliki
Stojan Sotirov ..... Bulgarian Customs Officer
Predrag Lakovic ..... Priest (as Predrag-Pepi Lakovic)
Miki Manojlovic ..... Priest (as Predrag-Miki Manojlovic)
Salija Ibraimova ..... Afrodita
Zdena Hurtocakova ..... Black Obelisk
Adnan Bekir ..... Grga Mali
Irfan Jagli ..... Bodyguard
Asim Dzemaili ..... Bodyguard
Seco Cerimi ..... Bodyguard
Safre Dernaj ..... Bodyguard
Nebojta Krstagic ..... Bodyguard
Jelena Jovicic ..... Dadai's Girl
Vesna Ristanovic ..... Dadai's Girl
Natalija Bibic ..... Dadai's Girl
Desanka Kostic ..... Ida's Friend
Minaza Alijevic ..... Dadai's Sister
Javorka Asanovic ..... Dadai's Sister
Nena Kostic ..... Dadai's Sister
Rifat Sulejmani ..... Disco Dancer
Zeljko Stjepanovic ..... Violon Player
Dejan Sparavalo ..... Violon Player
Braca Teofilovici ..... Duet
Aleksandra Andjelkovic ..... One of Dadan's girls (uncredited)
Sonja Damjanovic ..... Devojka (uncredited)
Vesna Pocuca-Sana ..... (uncredited)

Synopsis:

This colourful, frantic and farcical comedy of Gypsy life centres around two octagenarian friends and feuding rivals, Grga and Zarije. One is boss of the garbage dumps, the other heads of the cement factories, but both have problems with their kin. Zarije's good-for-nothing son, Matko, plans a train heist that will finally bring him respect and wealth, but is forced to ask help from Grga. He loses it all in a double-cross by his partner, the manic, coke-snorting 'businessman-patriot' Dadan, who demands that he pay the debt by marrying off his son Zare to Dadan's headstrong sister, Afrodita. Complicating the plot even further, the innocent Zare has fallen for comely barmaid Ida, who soon initiates him into the mysteries of love... Featuring authentic Gypsy music and a cast largely made-up of real-life gypsies, Black Cat, White Cat is a real-tour-de-force and confirms Kusturica's reputation as a director with an incredible talent for the surreal.

When Yugoslavian-born filmmaker Emir Kusturica isn't busy directing films like Crna Macka, Beli Macor and Dom Za Vesanje, he plays guitar with the No Smoking Orchestra (aka Zabranjeno Pusenje), a ten-piece ensemble that blends the folk music styles of the Balkans with the anarchic energy of rock & roll; the group has won a large and devoted audience in Europe for their witty, raucous music, which often features lyrics that are pointedly critical of the political situation in their native Sarajevo. Super 8 Stories, which was shot using both Super-8 film and portable Digital Video cameras, offers a look at the band's fascinating 20-year history of battling political censorship and struggling to survive the violent upheavals in the Balkans, as they tour Europe in the wake of their acclaimed 2000 album Unza Unza Time. Joe Strummer, former leader of the Clash and a fan of the No Smoking Orchestra, briefly sits in with the band for one number.

A comedy from the director of 'Underground' and 'Arizona Dream', Emir Kusturica's 'Black Cat White Cat', Silver Lion Winner at the Venice Film Festival 1998, is a riotous mix of farce, romance and crime. Set within a community of gypsy people, it tells a story of dodgy deals, family ties, young love and magical occurences. Zare is in love with beautiful Ida but his crooked father Matko, having botched up a black market deal, intends to marry him off to the sister of a powerful gangster - a woman so tiny that her nickname is Ladybird. Beautifully filmed on the banks of the Danube this colourful comedy is crammed with spectacle, incident and the powerful music of Emir Kusturica's famous travelling gypsy band

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