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Black Cat, White Cat is a 1998 film directed and co-written by Emir Kusturica, with Gordan Mihić also credited as a screenwriter. The cast includes Branka Katić, Miki Manojlović, Srđan Todorović, and Predrag Laković, while Thierry Arbogast served as director of photography. Produced by Maksa Ćatović, the film originates from France, Germany, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and Serbia. It is classified as a romantic comedy, musical, drama, and crime film, with a runtime of 123 to 127 minutes. The narrative is set in Serbia and explores themes of love, criminality, betrayal, and joie de vivre.
The film was released in 1998 and 1999, with production companies including CiBy 2000, Pandora Film, Komuna, and France 2 Cinéma. It received a Metascore of 73/100 and an R rating. Audience scores vary across platforms, including 8.0 on IMDb, 7.1/10, and 82% on Rotten Tomatoes. The film has received six wins and five nominations, including a nomination for the European Film Award for Best Cinematographer.
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7.7A small-time hustler makes a deal with a notorious gangster to whom he owes money: marry his teenage son to the latter's daughter. However, the young lovers are not as agreeable.
Cast
- Bajram Severdžan as Matko Destanov
- Srđan 'Žika' Todorović as Dadan Karambolo
- Zabit Memedov as Zarije Destanov
- Florijan Ajdini as Zare Destanov
- Branka Katić as Ida
- Ljubica Adžović as Sujka
Themes
- sibling relationship
- gypsy
- parent child relationship
- grandparent grandchild relationship
- black market
- unexpected happiness
- superstition
- bathing
- bad luck
- gypsy music
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Ratings
IMDb
8/10
58,149 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
82%
Metacritic
73/100
- Year
- 1998
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 6 wins & 5 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Emir Kusturica
- Written by
- Gordan Mihić
- Produced by
- Karl Baumgartner
- Starring
- Bajram Severdžan Srđan Todorović Branka Katić Florijan Ajdini Ljubica Adžović Zabit Memedov Sabri Sulejmani Jašar Destani Stojan Sotirov Predrag-Pepi Laković Predrag-Miki Manojlović
- Cinematography
- Thierry Arbogast
- Edited by
- Svetolik-Mića Zajc
- Music by
- Dr. Nelle Karajlić Vojislav Aralica Dejan Sparavalo
- Production companies
- Ciby 2000 Pandora Film Komuna France 2 Cinéma
- Distributed by
- AFMD (France) Arthaus Filmverleih (Germany) Komuna (FR Yugoslavia)
- Release dates
- 1 June 1998 ( 1998-06-01 ) (FR Yugoslavia) 30 September 1998 ( 1998-09-30 ) (France) 28 January 1999 ( 1999-01-28 ) (Germany)
- Running time
- 135 min.
- Countries
- FR Yugoslavia, France, Germany
- Languages
- Romani Serbian Bulgarian
- Budget
- $4.5 million
- Box office
- $351,447 (North America)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Serbia
- Original language
- Serbo-Croatian
- Main subject
- joie de vivre
- Director
- Emir Kusturica
- Screenwriter
- Gordan Mihić
- Producer
- Maksa Ćatović
- Cinematographer
- Thierry Arbogast
- Narrative location
- Serbia
- Duration
- 123
- FilmAffinity ID
- 504081
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- publication date
- 1999-01-28
- title
- Crna mačka, beli mačor
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Cinematographer
- described at URL
- www.pandorafilm.com/filmography/black-cat,-white-cat.html
- review score
- 73/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Black Cat, White Cat (Serbian: Црна мачка, бели мачор, romanized: Crna mačka, beli mačor) is a 1998 Serbian romantic black comedy crime film directed by Emir Kusturica. It won the Silver Lion for Best Direction at the Venice Film Festival.
The literal translation of the title is actually "Black queen cat, white tomcat". The movie characters speak in Romani, Serbian, and Bulgarian— frequently switching among them.
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