Black Cat, White Cat

Black Cat, White Cat
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Directed byEmir Kusturica
Written byGordan Mihić
Produced byKarl Baumgartner
Starring
CinematographyThierry Arbogast
Edited bySvetolik-Mića Zajc
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • AFMD (France)
  • Arthaus Filmverleih (Germany)
  • Komuna (FR Yugoslavia)
Release dates
  • 1 June 1998 (1998-06-01) (FR Yugoslavia)
  • 30 September 1998 (1998-09-30) (France)
  • 28 January 1999 (1999-01-28) (Germany)
Running time
135 min.
CountriesFR Yugoslavia
France
Germany
Languages
Budget$4.5 million[1]
Box office$351,447 (North America)[2]

Black Cat, White Cat (Serbian: Црна мачка, бели мачор, romanizedCrna mačka, beli mačor) is a 1998 Serbian romantic black comedy film directed by Emir Kusturica. It won the Silver Lion for Best Direction at the Venice Film Festival.

The literal translation of the title is actually "Black pussycat, white tomcat". The movie characters speak in Romani, Serbian, and Bulgarian— frequently switching among them.

  1. ^ Kaufman, Anthony (9 September 1999). "INTERVIEW: Momentum and Emotion, Emir Kusturica's Black Cat, White Cat". Indiewire. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Black Cat, White Cat (1999)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.