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Black Cat, White Cat

7.5

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Original title

Crna macka, beli macor (Black Cat, White Cat)

Year

1998

Running time

123 min.

Country

Yugoslavia

Director

Emir Kusturica

Screenwriter

Gordan Mihic, Emir Kusturica

Cast

Music

Nelle Karajlic, Dejan Sparavalo, Vojislav Aralica

Cinematography

Thierry Arbogast

Producer

Co-production Yugoslavia-France-Germany-Austria-Greece;

Ciby 2000, Pandora Film, Komuna, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Canal+, Filmförderung Hamburg, France 2 Cinema, October Films, Stefi S.A, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)

Genre

Comedy. Romance | Weddings

Synopsis

Matko is a small time hustler, living by the Danube with his 17 year old son Zare. After a failed business deal he owes money to the much more successful gangster Dadan. Dadan has a sister, Afrodita, that he desperately wants to see get married so they strike a deal: Zare is to marry her. But none of the two care much for an arranged marriage: Zare is in love with Ida, Afrodita is waiting for the man of her dreams.

Rankings Position

#71 Best Movies of the '90s
#111 Best Romantic Movies in the history of film
#130 Best Comedy Movies

Awards: 1998: Venice: Silver Lion; Best Director

1998: European Film Awards: Nominated for Best Cinematography

1999: Goya Awards: Nominated for Best European Film

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Critics' reviews

"It's a mad scramble through the Felliniesque realm of Kusturica's imagination, and it proves nothing if not this much: give this man the Danube, Gypsy musicians and a camera, and you've got a party."

Janet Maslin: The New York Times
"One frenetic movie that doesn't know when to quit -- and leaves you wishing it could go on forever."

Rene Rodriguez: Miami Herald
"Kusturica works marvels with his endlessly amusing cast, and his film has an appealingly free and easy tone."

Kevin Thomas: Los Angeles Times
"(Kusturica) celebrates its gaudy humanity in a joyous picture that is his most lighthearted and amusing work to date"

New York Post
"A colorful, frenetic mixture of slapstick and folklore that stands a good chance of delighting arthouse audiences the world over."

David Stratton: Variety

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