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Emir Kusturica

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A Serbian film director. Born in 1954 in Sarajevo. Graduated film directing at the prestigious Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU) in Prague in 1978. During the studies, awarded several times for his short movies including Guernica (1978) which took first prize at Student's Film Festival in Karlovy Vary... See full bio »

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in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
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2014
The Bridge on the Drina
2012
Wild Roses, Tender Roses
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Filmography

Hide HideDirector (19 titles)
2012 Words with Gods (filming)
 
2008 Maradona by Kusturica (documentary)
 
2007 Promise Me This
 
2006 Zivot je cudo (TV mini-series)
 
2005 All the Invisible Children (segment "Blue Gypsy")
 
2004 Life is a Miracle
 
2001 Super 8 Stories (documentary)
 
1998 Black Cat, White Cat
 
1997 Magic Bus (short)
 
1996 Bila jednom jedna zemlja (TV series)
– Episode #1.6 (1996)
– Episode #1.5 (1996)
– Episode #1.4 (1996)
– Episode #1.3 (1996)
– Episode #1.2 (1996)
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1995 Underground
 
1993 Arizona Dream
 
1988 Time of the Gypsies
 
1985 When Father Was Away on Business
 
1984 Nije covjek ko ne umre (TV movie)
 
1981 Do You Remember Dolly Bell?
 
1979 Buffet Titanic (TV movie)
 
1978 The Brides Are Coming (TV movie)
 
1978 Guernica (short)
 
Show ShowActor (23 titles)
2013 The Scapegoat (pre-production)
 
2012 Words with Gods (filming)
Monk
 
2012 7 días en La Habana (post-production)
 
2012 The Whirl (completed)
Bogdanov otac
 
2012 Zalet (short)
 
2011 Nicostratos le pélican
Démosthène
 
2010 Hitler in Hollywood
Emir Kusturica
 
2009 Farewell
Sergei Gregoriev
 
2009 Alice au pays s'émerveille (short)
Le douanier
 
2007 Hermano
Chomsky
 
2006 Secret Journey
Harold
 
2003 Strawberries in the Supermarket
General
 
2002/I The Good Thief
Vladimir
 
2000 The Widow of Saint-Pierre
Ariel Neel Auguste
 
1996 Bila jednom jedna zemlja (TV series)
Svercer oruzja
– Episode #1.6 (1996) … Svercer oruzja
 
1995 Underground
Arms dealer
 
1993 Arizona Dream
Man in Bar (uncredited)
 
1988 Vizantija (TV movie)
 
1982 13. jul
Italijanski oficir I
 
1981 Ti si to (TV movie)
 
1978 The Brides Are Coming (TV movie)
Furniture delivery boy (uncredited)
 
1974 Valter brani Sarajevo (TV series)
 
1972 Walter Defends Sarajevo
Omladinac
 
Show ShowWriter (15 titles)
2008 Maradona by Kusturica (documentary) (writer)
 
2007 Promise Me This
 
2006 Zivot je cudo (TV mini-series)
 
2004 Life is a Miracle (scenario and dialogue)
 
1998 Black Cat, White Cat (writer)
 
1996 Bila jednom jedna zemlja (TV series)
– Episode #1.6 (1996) (writer)
– Episode #1.5 (1996) (writer)
– Episode #1.4 (1996) (writer)
– Episode #1.3 (1996) (writer)
– Episode #1.2 (1996) (writer)
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1995 Underground (screenplay)
 
1993 Arizona Dream (story)
 
1990 Strategija svrake (TV series) (writer)
 
1988 Time of the Gypsies (writer)
 
1987 Zivot radnika (co-writer)
 
1987 The Magpie Strategy
 
1981 Do You Remember Dolly Bell?
 
1979 Buffet Titanic (TV movie) (adaptation)
 
1978 Guernica (short) (writer)
 
Show ShowProducer (7 titles)
2011 Mozzarella Stories (executive producer)
 
2007 Promise Me This (producer)
 
2006 Guca! (producer)
 
2005 All the Invisible Children (executive producer - segment "Blue Gypsy")
 
2004 Life is a Miracle (producer)
 
2003 Strawberries in the Supermarket (producer)
 
2001 Super 8 Stories (documentary) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowComposer (2 titles)
2006 Zivot je cudo (TV mini-series)
 
2004 Life is a Miracle
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
2004 Life is a Miracle (music supervisor)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
2001 Super 8 Stories (documentary) (camera operator)
 
1982 13. jul (assistant director)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2005 Love of Fate (thanks)
 
1997 The Brave (thanks)
 
1994 Soloist (short) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (17 titles)
2011 Ebert Presents: At the Movies (TV series)
Himself - Jury President
– Episode #2.22 (2011) … Himself - Jury President
 
2011 Champions: A Comic Tale (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Robna kuca (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Partizanski film I (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Partizanski film (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 May 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Maradona by Kusturica (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 May 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2005 La noche del 10 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.12 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Zivot kao film (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 There Is No Direction (documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Caiga quien caiga (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 May 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2004 Emir Kusturica, tendre barbare (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Chaplin Today: The Circus (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Who Is Alejandro Chomski? (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Super 8 Stories (documentary)
Guitar
 
1996 Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs Underground (documentary)
Himself
 
1985 Étoiles et toiles (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Le cinéma yougoslave (1985) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2007 Cannes, 60 ans d'histoires (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Plays rhythm guitar in "No Smoking Orchestra" with his son Stribor. Touring in Europa in 1999-2000. TV & Cinema commercial for Banque Populaire See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Interviews  | 6 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

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Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

OK, maybe we were Muslim for 250 years, but we were orthodox before that and deep down we were always Serbs, religion cannot change that. We only became Muslims to survive the Turks. See more »

Trivia:

President of the jury at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. See more »

Nickname:

Kusta See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius