Disappointingly I’ve never seen any of Kusturica’s films. The good news is that means they’re all still to be enjoyed!
Questions
Although Emir Kusturica has Serbian and French nationality, he was actually born in which current capital city in 1954, then part of Yugoslavia?
SARAJEVO
Losing out to Argentina’s “The Official Story” at the Oscars for 1985 Best International Feature Film, which Emir Kusturica film set in post-World War II Yugoslavia with a six-word title was the first of his two films to win the Palme d’Or?
WHEN FATHER WAS AWAY ON BUSINESS
Emir Kusturica was winning awards straight from the off when his first film “Do You Remember Dolly Bell?” was awarded the Silver Lion for Best First Work. Which Bosnian poet was a co-writer of the screenplay, also reprising this role for the Palme d’Or winning “When Father Was Away on Business”?
ABDULAH SIDRAN
Telling the story of a Romani teenager with the power of telekinesis, for which 1988 film did Emir Kusturica win the Best Director Award at Cannes, a recognition he did not receive for either of his Palme d’Or winners?
TIME OF THE GYPSIES
The 1993 Emir Kusturica film “Arizona Dream” starred which actor as Axel Blackmar, who dreams about an eskimo catching a halibut and plays Russian Roulette?
JOHNNY DEPP
Rising to prominence as lead guitarist of Yugoslav band Bijelo Dugme, which Bosnian musician composed the scores for three of Emir Kusturica’s films, “Time of the Gypsies”, “Arizona Dream” and “Underground”?
GORAN BREGOVIĆ
Winning a Silver Lion for Best Direction, which 1998 Emir Kusturica film title makes reference to two pets, who act as witnesses during the final scenes?
BLACK CAT, WHITE CAT
Emir Kusturica is a member of which Serbian garage rock band, who were the subject of his documentary film “Super 8 Stories”?
NO SMOKING ORCHESTRA
The film featuring a parody religion dedicated to him, which footballer was the subject of a 2008 documentary by Emir Kusturica?
DIEGO MARADONA
The order of the film segments being determined by Mario Vargas Llosa, Emir Kusturica was one of the nine directors to contribute to which 2014 anthology film that follows the theme of religion?
WORDS WITH GODS
Using his segment in “Words with Gods” as a basis for an extended film, Emir Kusturica’s “On the Milky Road” features which actress as the ‘Bride’, who the director’s character naturally falls in love with?
MONICA BELLUCCI
The 2018 Emir Kusturica documentary “El Pepe: A Supreme Life” is about which former South American president and guerrilla fighter, who has been described as ‘the world’s humblest head of state’?
JOSÉ MUJICA
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