Do You Remember Dolly Bell?

Do You Remember Dolly Bell?
Directed byEmir Kusturica
Written byAbdulah Sidran
Emir Kusturica
StarringSlavko Štimac
Slobodan Aligrudić
Ljiljana Blagojević
Mira Banjac
CinematographyVilko Filač
Milenko Uherka
Edited bySenija Tičić
Music byZoran Simjanović
Distributed byInternational Home Cinema (USA)
Release date
  • 1981 (1981)
Running time
107 minutes
CountrySFR Yugoslavia
LanguageSerbo-Croatian

Do You Remember Dolly Bell? (Serbo-Croatian: Сјећаш ли се Доли Бел?, Sjećaš li se Doli Bel?) is a 1981 comedy-drama film directed by Emir Kusturica, in his feature film directorial debut. The screenplay is co-written by Kusturica and Abdulah Sidran, based on Sidran's 1979 novel of the same name. The film won Silver Lion for Best First Work at 1981 Venice Film Festival, and was selected as the Yugoslav entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1]

  1. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences