Friday Live Action Film Screening (October 16, '09) at 9:00 pm

This Friday,

Film: Underground
Director: Emir Kusturica
Language: English/Serbian/German/French
Runtime: 170 minutes
Category: Drama, comedy

Date: October 16, 2009
Time: 9:00 pm
Venue: IDC Auditorium

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Synopsis:

An epic tale which reflects on the history of Yugoslavia (post WW2),
following its way through the lives of Marko and Blacky, two underground
arms dealers for whom the WW2 isn't yet over!

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Who is Emir Kusturica (pronounced as Kusturitsa)?

http://www.kustu.com/w2/en:start?redirect=1
http://archive.sensesofcinema.com/contents/books/04/31/cinema_of_emir_kusturica.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2005/mar/04/2

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Good reads:

http://www.barnsdle.demon.co.uk/bosnia/caned.html
http://www.ejumpcut.org/currentissue/Kusterica/index.html
http://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/20/movies/waking-up-with-a-political-hangover.html?scp=4&sq=Underground%20Kusturica&st=cse
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Ratings:
Tomatometer reading at rottentomatoes: 83% fresh!
imdb user rating 8.0/10

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Awards:

Cannes Film Festival: Won Golden Palm
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Trivia:

In 1996, members of the Yugoslavian Board of the Academy of Film Art and
Science (AFUN) voted this film the third best Serbian movie made in
1947-1995 period.

The director's cut ran for over 320 minutes. [ctrl+c. ctrl+v from imdb]

Poster:

Trailer: