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Emir Kusturica Biography (1955?-)

Born November 24, 1955 (some sources say 1954), in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (nowBosnia and Herzegovina); married; wife's name, Maja; children: Stribor. Addresses: Contact: Szetlana, 108 Rue des Dames, Paris 75017, France.; Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

Yugoslavian

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, screenwriter, actor

Birth Details

November 24, 1955?

Sarajevo, Yugoslavia

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Director
• Guernica, 1976
• Do You Remember Dolly Bell? (also known as Sjecas li se Dolly Bell and Te souviens-tu de Dolly Bell?), International Home Cinema,1981
• When Father Was Away on Business (also known as Otac na sluzbenom putu, Otac na sluzbenom putu-ljubavno istorijski film, and Papa est en voyage d'affaires), Cannon, 1984
• Dom za vesanje (also known as Il tempo dei gitani and Time of the Gypsies), Columbia, 1989
• The Arrowtooth Waltz (also known as Arizona Dream), 1991
• American Dream, Warner Bros., 1992
• Underground (also known as Bila jednom jedna zemlja, Iletait une fois un pays, and Once Upon a Time There Was a Country),CiBy Sales, 1995
• Crna macka, beli macor (also known as Black Cat, White Cat, Chat noir, chat blanc, and Schwarze Katze, weisser Kater), USAFilms, 1998
• Super 8 Stories, 2001
• The Nose, 2002
• Film Assistant Director
• 13.jul, 1982
• Film Camera Operator
• Super 8 Stories, 2001
• Film Executive Producer
• Super 8 Stories, 2001
• Film Appearances
• (Uncredited) Italian officer (cameo), 13.jul, 1982
• Arms dealer, Underground (also known as Bila jednom jedna zemlja, Il etait une fois un pays, and Once Upon a Time There Was aCountry), CiBy Sales, 1995
• Ariel Neel Auguste, La veuve de Saint-Pierre (also known as TheWidow of Saint-Pierre), 2000
• Guitar, Super 8 Stories, 2001
• Chomsky, Hermano, 2001
• Double Down, 2001
• Television Director
• Movies
• Nevjeste dolaze (also known as The Brides Are Coming), 1978
• Bife Titanik (also known as Buffet Titanic), 1979
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Strategija svrake (also known as The Magpie Strategy), 1987
• Zivot Radnika, 1987
• Dom za vesanje (also known as Il tempo dei gitani and Time of the Gypsies), Columbia, 1989
• (Story only) American Dream, Warner Bros., 1992
• Underground (also known as Bila jednom jedna zemlja, Iletait une fois un pays, and Once Upon a Time There Was a Country),CiBy Sales, 1995
• Crna macka, beli macor (also known as Black Cat, White Cat, Chat noir, chat blanc, and Schwarze Katze, weisser Kater), USAFilms, 1998
• The Nose, 2002
• Television Movies
• Bife Titanik (also known as Buffet Titanic), 1979

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• American Film, August, 1990, pp. 40-42
• Interview, September, 1999, p. 68

Electronic

• Contemporary Authors Online, Gale Group, 2001