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Otac Na Službenom Putu
''When Father Was Away on Business'' ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Otac na službenom putu, Отац на службеном путу) is a 1985 Cinema of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav film by director Emir Kusturica. The screenplay was written by the dramatist Abdulah Sidran. Its subtitle is ''A Historical Love Film'' and it was produced by Centar Film and Forum, production companies based in Sarajevo. Set in post-World War II Communist Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia during the Informbiro period, the film tells the story from the perspective (cognitive), perspective of a boy, Malik, whose father Meša (Miki Manojlović) was sent to a labour camp. ''When Father Was Away on Business'' won the Palme d'Or at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Plot In June 1950, a local neighbourhood drunk, Čika Franjo, serenades field workers. He sings Yu-Mex, Mexican songs out of self-preservation, figuring it's safer for him to steer clear of songs originating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emir Kusturica
Emir Kusturica ( sr-cyrl, Емир Кустурица, ; born 24 November 1954) is a Serbian film director, screenwriter, actor, film producer and musician. Kusturica has been an active filmmaker since the 1980s. He has competed at the Cannes Film Festival on five occasions and won the Palme d'Or twice (for '' When Father Was Away on Business'' and '' Underground''), as well as the Best Director prize for '' Time of the Gypsies''. Kusturica has won a Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for '' Arizona Dream'', a Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival for '' Black Cat, White Cat'' and a Silver Lion for Best First Work for '' Do You Remember Dolly Bell?''. He has also been made a Commander of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Kusturica has been a member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republika Srpska since 9 November 2011. Among other accolades, Kusturica became a UNICEF ambassador in 2002 and eight years later he was made a chevalier of the Legion of H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
