Some of the East European movies you should see
by silvicojocaru | created - 23 Jun 2011 | updated - 23 Jun 2011 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Black Cat, White Cat (1998)
R | 127 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Matko and his son Zare live on the banks of the Danube river and get by through hustling and basically doing anything to make a living. In order to pay off a business debt Matko agrees to marry off Zare to the sister of a local gangster.
Director: Emir Kusturica | Stars: Bajram Severdzan, Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic, Branka Katic, Florijan Ajdini
Votes: 56,404 | Gross: $0.35M
2. Underground (1995)
Not Rated | 167 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Two underground black marketeers, Marko and Blacky, sell weapons to the Communist resistance in wartime Belgrade, living the good life along the way.
Director: Emir Kusturica | Stars: Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Lazar Ristovski, Mirjana Jokovic, Slavko Stimac
Votes: 61,271 | Gross: $0.17M
3. When Father Was Away on Business (1985)
R | 136 min | Drama
A family is deeply affected by the father's extramarital affairs and the turbulent consequences of the Tito-Stalin split.
Director: Emir Kusturica | Stars: Moreno De Bartoli, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Mirjana Karanovic, Mustafa Nadarevic
Votes: 10,103 | Gross: $0.02M
4. A Cruel Romance (1984)
142 min | Drama, Romance
A bitter story about tender love and its cruel betrayal set in Russia of the 19th century.
Director: Eldar Ryazanov | Stars: Alisa Freyndlikh, Larisa Guzeeva, Nikita Mikhalkov, Andrey Myagkov
Votes: 3,986
5. Time of the Gypsies (1988)
R | 142 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In this luminous tale set in the area around Sarajevo and in Italy, Perhan, an engaging young Romany (gypsy) with telekinetic powers, is seduced by the quick-cash world of petty crime, which threatens to destroy him and those he loves.
Director: Emir Kusturica | Stars: Davor Dujmovic, Bora Todorovic, Ljubica Adzovic, Husnija Hasimovic
Votes: 32,714 | Gross: $0.28M
6. Queen of the Gypsies (1976)
101 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Rada, a beautiful and very proud gipsy girl is used to steal men's hearts and monk them. Zobar is a horse thief who's heart is stolen by Rada and his mind is bewitched. He is ready to give up his freedom but not his pride.
Director: Emil Loteanu | Stars: Grigore Grigoriu, Svetlana Toma, Barasbi Mulayev, Ion Sandri Scurea
Votes: 1,817
7. Nunta muta (2008)
87 min | Comedy, Drama, History
In a small isolated village, in 1953, a wedding is interrupted by the news about the death of Stalin. Because any public celebration is forbidden, they decide to turn the happy event into a silent wedding.
Director: Horatiu Malaele | Stars: Meda Andreea Victor, Alexandru Potocean, Valentin Teodosiu, Alexandru Bindea
Votes: 7,022
8. Tales from the Golden Age (2009)
Not Rated | 155 min | Comedy, History
Several urban legends of Communist Romania are dramatized.
Directors: Hanno Höfer, Razvan Marculescu, Cristian Mungiu, Constantin Popescu, Ioana Uricaru | Stars: Diana Cavallioti, Radu Iacoban, Vlad Ivanov, Tania Popa
Votes: 6,075
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