Tag: Emir Kusturica
Emir Kusturica Announced Programme of the 5th Kustendorf Festival
If you’re in the mood for even more festivals, let’s take a little trip to Serbia and announce that the 5th International Küstendorf Film and Music Festival will take place from January 17-23, 2012 in Drvengrad, Mokra Gora.
Of course this sounds familiar to you because it’s a young but interesting festival initiated by Emir Kusturica and whoever wins – takes home an egg. Well, at least something…
Emir Kusturica and Berenice Bejo In THE SCAPEGOAT
Berenice Bejo, Raphael Personnaz and Emir Kusturica are all set to star in an upcoming adaptation of Daniel Pennac‘s French comic novel The Scapegoat.
As much as I’m surprised with Kusturica’s involvement in the whole thing, I must admit that Bejo, The Artist star, definitely looks like an awesome choice!
Emir Kusturica’s New Film Devoted to Fyodor Dostoyevsky
There’s something about Emir Kusturica that makes him different than the rest of directors. This Serbian director is definitely crazy enough to say whatever he wants, he’s quite interesting guy, and he talks no shit, which you probably know if you read his interviews.
And ok, his movies are not blockbusters but at least we have a chance to watch something that actually has a real message.
Unfortunately, at this moment, I have no fresh information about that biopic about Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa, that we previously wrote about. In case you don’t remember The Seven Friends of Pancho Villa and the Woman With Six Fingers title, you should definitely check out our previous reports, because I have no time, or nerves to explain what actually happened with that one.
On the other hand, it looks that Kusturica has some (other) great plans for the future, and that he’s currently working on a new film, devoted to the writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky, deeply appreciated by his literary work.
Cannes 2011: Un Certain Regards Winners
I know you’re all waiting to hear what projects were the luckiest at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, so we’re here to start our little report with Un Ceartain Regards winners!
I’m sure you already remember our previous reports about the movies that have competed in this category, so you know that it consisted of 21 films from 19 different countries.
So, let’s start with Andreas Dresen‘s Stopped on Track and Kim Ki-duk‘s Arirang, which shared Cannes’ Un Certain Regard Prize.
Gus Van Sant’s Restless to Open Un Certain Regard at Cannes Film Festival 2011
News from Cannes again, but this time we’re here to chat about Gus Van Sant‘s latest project titled Restless that will present on the opening night, on Thursday, May 12, in the Un Certain Regard selection.
Around 20 movies make up the official selection each year at Un Certain Regard, and, as we previously reported, Emir Kusturica, this year’s president of the jury, will present the Prize Un Certain Regard on May 21.
Emir Kusturica President Of Un Certain Regard Cannes 2011
Look at your calendars guys, spring is coming, and it’s the perfect time to start our little chat about the upcoming 64th Festival de Cannes that will, this time, be held from 11th to 22nd May!
As usual, we’re all interested to see who will be in charge, or if you prefer – who will preside the Un Certain Regard jury, we’re here to inform you that Emir Kusturica, the Serbian film-maker is on board for that one!
Every year, Un Certain Regard, at the very heart of Official Selection, alongside the Competition, presents around twenty films from countries the world over that are characterised by the originality of their ideas as well as their aesthetic.
Johnny Depp Will NOT Play Pancho Villa in Emir Kusturica’s Seven Friends of Pancho Villa
We already had a little chat about Emir Kusturica‘s upcoming biopic of the legendary Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa, so you probably remember that Johnny Depp was set to star as Villa, right?
And we had nothing against that decision. But it looks that things are going to change now, because, according to the latest reports, Depp is no longer attached to the whole thing!
On the other hand, Kusturica still intends to make the film, and the leading role will be given to either Gael Garcia Bernal or Benicio del Toro. Check out the rest of this report for more details.
As guys from Serbian site reported, Kusturica will soon meet Gael Garcia Bernal and Benicio del Toro in Cuba, after which he will come to a final decision as to who gets to be Villa in his new production. Meanwhile, as the director himself has announced, the film will be entitled Seven Friends of Pancho Villa and the Woman With Six Fingers.
So, now, when we learned that Depp’s schedule will prevent him from playing Pancho Villa, the big question is – who will have an honour to portray a Mexican revolutionary in an adaptation of James Carlos Blake‘s novel The Friends of Pancho Villa, which has this description:
During the roughly 10 years the Mexican Revolution tore across the land, it unleashed a human catastrophe unparalleled in that country since the Conquest. Rodolfo Fierro teams up early on in the action with Pancho Villa the bandit/revolutionary, one of the few who seem to revel in love as much as in death. He, for example, dislikes torturing prisoners, because it takes too long.
Tahar Rahim In Kusturica’s Cool Water
French actor Tahar Rahim is in negotiations to take the lead in Serbian director Emir Kusturica’s Cool Water.
If you had a chance to see Rahim’s performance in Oscar-nominated drama A Prophet this year, then you’ll agree that he may be the young actor but he’s definitely the talented one.
On the other hand, Kusturica could be just a perfect director for this kind of movie.
Johnny Depp At Kustendorf Film Festival In Serbia
The Third International Kustendorf Film and Music Festival opened on Wednesday in Serbia with Johnny Depp present as guest of honour.
The festival is organized by film director Emir Kusturica, in his Drvengrad (wood town), the village which was created by Kusturica for his film, “Life is a Miracle“.
The festival started in an unusual manner- without saying a word, Kusturica removed flags covering Johnny’s nearly life-sized bust, which was followed by impressive fireworks.
