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Black Cat, White Cat (1999)

Rating: 3 1/2 Stars (out of 4)

Gypsy Froth

By Jeffrey M. Anderson

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Emir Kusturica's new film Black Cat, White Cat, opening today in Bay Area theaters, plays like a Mack Sennett comedy colliding with French farce. It's a highly enjoyable, fast-paced comedy about warring gypsy families who are after both money and true love (isn't that what all comedies are about?). Bosnian-born Kusturica also gave us When Father Was Away on Business (1985), Arizona Dream (1993) with Johnny Depp, and the Palme D'Or winner Underground (1995).

Starring: Severdzan Bajram, Florijan Ajdini, Salija Ibraimova, Branka Katic, Srdjan Todorovic, Zabit Memedov, Sabri Sulejman, Jasar Destani
Written by: Emir Kusturica, Gordan Mihic
Directed by: Emir Kusturica
MPAA Rating: R for strong language, drug use and some violence
Language: Bulgarian, Romany, German, Serbo-Croatian, with English subtitles
Running Time: 123 minutes
Date: September 17, 1999