Emir Kusturica

Birthday: 24 November 1954, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia

Height: 191 cm

A Serbian film director. Born in 1954 in Sarajevo. Graduated in film directing at the prestigious Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU) in Prague in 1978. During his studies, he was awarded several times ...Show More

Milosevic's fundamental mistake was that he thought there were 250 million Serbs, and that he didn't Show more Milosevic's fundamental mistake was that he thought there were 250 million Serbs, and that he didn't have a couple of nuclear bombs in his pocket. Hide

I am finished with cities. I spent four years in New York, 10 in Paris, and I was in Belgrade for a Show more I am finished with cities. I spent four years in New York, 10 in Paris, and I was in Belgrade for a while. To me now they are just airports. Cities are humiliating places to live, particularly in this part of the world. Hide

What you have now is a Hollywood that is pure poison. Hollywood was a central place in the history o Show more What you have now is a Hollywood that is pure poison. Hollywood was a central place in the history of art in the 20th century: it was human idealism preserved. And then, like any great place, it collapsed, and it collapsed into the most awful machinery in the world. Why don't I see a Frank Capra today? Because people aren't like this anymore? People haven't changed that much in 60 years. Hide

I'm fed up with democracy. In a democracy, people vote for the mayors. I wanted to build a city wher Show more I'm fed up with democracy. In a democracy, people vote for the mayors. I wanted to build a city where I will choose the citizens. Hide

Every time I'm shooting a movie I want to kill myself. Because I don't see the light in the end of t Show more Every time I'm shooting a movie I want to kill myself. Because I don't see the light in the end of the tunnel. Hide

In Serbia a lot of people hate me because they want to westernise, not understanding that the wester Show more In Serbia a lot of people hate me because they want to westernise, not understanding that the western world is bipolar, with very good things and very bad things. Since they don't have experience of the west, they even believe that western shit is pie. Hide

My purpose is to make a movie to make you warm. To give you some heat. Now, this rational world has Show more My purpose is to make a movie to make you warm. To give you some heat. Now, this rational world has become a place where only what is cool is good. Do you cut the movie on the basis of the beat of modernity or the basis of the beat of your own heart? Hide

Everything must be sold! Everything must be for sale! Everyone must buy! Everyone must have a Jeep! Everything must be sold! Everything must be for sale! Everyone must buy! Everyone must have a Jeep!

OK, maybe we were Muslim for 250 years, but we were orthodox before that and deep down we were alway Show more OK, maybe we were Muslim for 250 years, but we were orthodox before that and deep down we were always Serbs, religion cannot change that. We only became Muslims to survive the Turks. Hide

Emir Kusturica's FILMOGRAPHY

All as Actor (10) as Director (1) as Creator (1)

Arizona Dream

Au bonheur des ogres

Srpska: The Struggle for Freedom

7 días en La Habana [Audio: Spanish; Castilian]

Underground (1995)

La foresta di ghiaccio [Audio: Italian]

The Good Thief

Balkan Line [Audio: Russian]

Our New President

The Balkan Line (Balkanskiy rubezh) [Sub: Eng]