Emir Kusturica worked in film at a period when the medium itself was still changing shape.
The record lists Emir Kusturica as Serbian and French film director, screenwriter, writer, actor and musician.
Emir Kusturica was born at Sarajevo in 1954. His recorded nationality is Serbia. He trained at Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and Druga Gimnazija.
This generation broke the studio mould - lighter cameras, location shooting, and directors who claimed authorship of the finished film.
He worked as actor, film producer and film director.
The screen flattens effort: a performance that took months reads as a few unhurried minutes.
Recognition followed: Knight of the Legion of Honour (2010), Palme d'Or (1985) and César Award for Best Film from the European Union (2005).
That the work was made from Serbia shaped it: national industries differ in what they finance, who they cast and which audiences they can reach.
Achievements
- Knight of the Legion of Honour — 2010
- Palme d'Or — 1985
- César Award for Best Film from the European Union — 2005
- Worked as actor, film producer and film director
