KUSTURICA’S GIPSIES
Bosnian director Emir Kusturica was born in Sarajevo, and has spent his childhood on Gorica hill, also called Crnj Vrh: black hill, a gipsies’ residence for more than two centuries. He has got inspiration from the Roms for many of his more famous films such as “Gipsies’ Times”, “Black Cat, White Cat”, and his last “Super 8 Stories by Emir Kusturica”, which represent the reality of the farcical magic of Balcanic troubled world.
Who are Kusturica’s Gipsies?
They are Sarajevo Roms who, more than 200 years ago, settled on Gorica hill ...
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STORY DATA
Where: Sarajevo - Bosnia Erzegovina
Images: black and white negative, HR and LR scans available
Texts: English, French and Italian versions available on demand |
