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Gypsies, gangsters and a cacophonous band of tuba-toting musicians populate BLACK CAT, WHITE CAT, a mythic and profanely gleeful celebration of Eastern European anarchy from Emir Kusturica (When Father Was Away on Business; Underground). The plot revolves around rival families of hustlers, love at first sight and an arranged marriage, but it is Kusturica’s manic energy and delirious, carnivalesque imagery that holds center stage. Gorgeously shot by cinematographer Thierry Arbogast, this vibrant, joyfully excessive film won Kusturica Best Director honors at the Venice Film Festival.
"Like Fellini, Emir Kusturica finds true grace where it's least expected and makes films utterly, uncompromisingly his own." — Janet Maslin, The New York Times
"BLACK CAT, WHITE CAT is a reckless, explosive production that does everything the movies have forgotten how to do. It's thrilling to see something this profane, mythic and, most of all, not bored with life, love and the possibilities of cinema." — Andrew O'Hehir, Salon
"Riotously funny. This is storytelling on the hoof, rambling, self-indulgent, but with enough warmth and humour to overcome its own excesses." — Time Out
"A raucous, knockabout comedy... a paean to love, freedom and friendship." — Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
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showtime
Monday, March 19 at 7 pm
location
THE GREEN ROOM
144 West Street
admission
$6 general / $4 GBFS members
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