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Quote by Emir Kusturica

“Every movie that I do, if you analyze the stories, you can notice that in each story, that within the movie after the first 15 minutes, it could fall apart. Or every 10 minutes it has the chance that you lose the thread. On the other hand, if you succeed in putting them together, then the movie looks spontaneous and more like cinema.”

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Emir Kusturica

Emir Kusturica is a Serbian filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor known for his distinctive style and profound exploration of social and political issues. Born on November 24, 1954, Kusturica's films have gained widespread acclaim internationally, with works like 'Underground' and 'Life is a Miracle' standing out as his masterpieces. more

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“The most difficult part of making movies is to keep making them. Maybe, you could make the biggest hit in the world, but then the big problem is what to do next and how to maintain devoted to a certain instinct that I have about films.”

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“Yugoslavia was a kind of superpower. Great movies. Beautiful novels. Great rock-and-roll. We became a superpower in basketball. The problem is that people needed to identify more strongly with it after Tito and his awful, tricky way of leading the country.”