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Emir Kusturica
DIRECTOR

Emir Kusturica

Known for Time of the Gypsies · Do You Remember Dolly Bell? · All the Invisible Children

Emir Nemanja Kusturica is a Serbian filmmaker, actor and musician, recognized for several internationally acclaimed feature films. He is a two-time winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes (for When Father Was Away on Business and Underground), as well as being a Commander of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Since the mid-2000s, Kusturica's primary residence is Drvengrad, a village in the Mokra Gora region of Serbia. He had portions…

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Born
Nov 24, 1954
Birthplace
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Known For
Directing

Biography

Emir Nemanja Kusturica is a Serbian filmmaker, actor and musician, recognized for several internationally acclaimed feature films.

He is a two-time winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes (for When Father Was Away on Business and Underground), as well as being a Commander of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Since the mid-2000s, Kusturica's primary residence is Drvengrad, a village in the Mokra Gora region of Serbia. He had portions of the historic village reconstructed for his film Life Is a Miracle.

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Known For

MOVIETime of the Gypsies
Time of the GypsiesDirector · 1988
★ 7.6
MOVIEDo You Remember Dolly Bell?
Do You Remember Dolly Bell?Director · 1981
★ 7.3
MOVIEAll the Invisible Children
All the Invisible ChildrenDirector · 2006
★ 7.0
MOVIEThe Widow of Saint-Pierre
The Widow of Saint-PierreJoseph Auguste Néel · 2000
★ 6.6
MOVIENicostratos the Pelican
Nicostratos the PelicanDémosthène · 2011
★ 6.5
MOVIEWalter Defends Sarajevo
Walter Defends SarajevoOmladinac · 1972
★ 7.0
TVVivement dimanche
Vivement dimancheSelf · 1998
★ 3.6
TVThe South Bank Show
The South Bank Show1 eps · 1978
★ 5.6

Filmography

Movies

Walter Defends SarajevoOmladinac
1972
GuernicaDirector
1978
GuernicaWriter
1978
The Brides Are ComingDirector
1978
Buffet TitanicDirector
1979
Buffet TitanicWriter
1979
Do You Remember Dolly Bell?Director
1981
Do You Remember Dolly Bell?Writer
1981
When Father Was Away on BusinessDirector
1985
The Magpie StrategyWriter
1987
The Worker's LifeWriter
1987
Byzantine Empire '88Mangup u tramvaju
1988
Time of the GypsiesDirector
1988
Time of the GypsiesWriter
1988
BoloThanks
1991
Arizona DreamDirector
1993
Arizona DreamStory
1993
UndergroundDealer
1995
UndergroundDirector
1995
UndergroundScreenplay
1995
Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs UndergroundHimself
1996
Black Cat, White CatDirector
1998
Black Cat, White CatWriter
1998
EK
Emir KusturicaHimself
2000
The Widow of Saint-PierreJoseph Auguste Néel
2000
Super 8 StoriesSelf
2001
Super 8 StoriesDirector
2001
Chaplin Today: The CircusSelf
2003
Strawberries in the SupermarketGeneral
2003
Strawberries in the SupermarketProducer
2003
Strawberries in the SupermarketExecutive Producer
2003
The Good ThiefVladimir
2003
Life Is a MiracleDirector
2004
Life Is a MiracleWriter
2004
Life Is a MiracleProducer
2004
Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra - Live is a Miracle in Buenos AiresHimself
2005
Le court des grandsDirector
2005
TropiAbbasMusic
2005
All the Invisible ChildrenDirector
2006
All the Invisible ChildrenExecutive Producer
2006
Gucha!Producer
2006
Secret JourneyHarold
2006
Le Temps des Gitans Punk OperaDirector
2007
Promise Me ThisDirector
2007
Promise Me ThisProducer
2007
Promise Me ThisWriter
2007
Maradona by KusturicaSelf
2008
Maradona by KusturicaDirector
2008
Maradona by KusturicaWriter
2008
FarewellSergei Grigoriev
2009
Mozzarella StoriesExecutive Producer
2011
Nicostratos the PelicanDémosthène
2011
7 Days in HavanaActor (segment "Jam Session")
2012
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad BoyHimself
2012
The WhirlBogdanov otac
2012
WalterHimself
2012
Balkan SpiritSelf - Director
2013
The ScapegoatStojil
2013
Who Is This Kusturica?Himself
2013
The Ice ForestSecondo
2014
Words with GodsMonk (ep. "Our Life")
2014
Words with GodsDirector
2014
Words with GodsWriter
2014
The Legend of the Palme d'OrSelf
2015
On the Milky RoadKosta
2016
On the Milky RoadDirector
2016
On the Milky RoadWriter
2016
To Make a Comedy Is No FunSelf
2016
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří MenzelSelf
2018
Local Heroes - World TalentsHimself
2018
Balkan LineTaxi driver
2019
El Pepe: A Supreme LifeSelf
2019
El Pepe: A Supreme LifeDirector
2019
Good Morning, the Wind BlowsSelf
2020
Scenes from the Life of BH FilmSelf
2022
Srpska: The Struggle for FreedomSelf
2022
Dule Savić and the Silence in LondonHimself
2023
"I Will Revenge This World With Love" - S. ParadjanovHimself
2024
Chaplin: Spirit of the TrampSelf
2025
How I Waited for the SunHimself
2025
CN
Crime No PunishmentDirector
MB
Magic BusDirector
TW
The Woman from ČurugDirector
TW
The Woman from ČurugWriter

Television

The South Bank Show1 eps
1978
The Guldbagge AwardsSelf - Best Foreign Language Film winner · 1 eps
1981
Time of the GypsiesDirector
1990
Time of the GypsiesCreator
1990
Once Upon a Time There Was a CountryŠvercer oružja · 6 eps
1996
Once Upon a Time There Was a CountryDirector
1996
Once Upon a Time There Was a CountryWriter
1996
Once Upon a Time There Was a CountryCreator
1996
Vivement dimancheSelf · 3 eps
1998
Untold Stories of Eastern Europe5 eps
2018

Photos

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