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Danube hustler Matko incurs gangster debt and agrees to marry his son Zare to Dadan's unwanted sister Afrodita.

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Small-time Danube smuggler Matko botches a fuel-train scheme financed by flamboyant gangster Dadan. To settle the debt, Dadan demands that Matko's teenage son Zare marry his diminutive sister Afrodita, though both intended spouses love other people.

Why it belongs

Black Cat, White Cat lets criminal farce overflow into carnival through brass music, animals, riverbank clutter, and performers moving at comic extremes.

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Accordions, geese, pigs, trains, ramshackle houses, gangsters, wedding rituals, and nonstop lateral motion fill the frame with anarchic life. The young lovers' directness gives the grotesque plotting a simple emotional line.

Major award record

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Venice1 win1998 · official Venice 1998 awards ↗
Silver Lion for Best Direction1998 · Emir Kusturicaofficial Venice 1998 awards ↗

Totals include every recorded competitive win. Only Picture or top-film honors, Direction, Screenplay, and lead or supporting performances are named.

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Sight & Sound—IMDb Top 250—AFI 100—
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Great Cinema Master List scores

Greatness8.1
Engagement9.2
Ease8.9

Romani / Serbian · R
Narrative Feature
Mood: Funny & Lively