Emir Kusturica

Emir Kusturica is, for me, one of cinema's true sorcerers. Born in Sarajevo and shaped by the turbulence of the Balkans, he won the Palme d'Or not once but twice, a feat reserved for a tiny pantheon of directors. His films churn together brass-band chaos, festival-like exuberance, grief and slapstick into something nobody else could possibly stage. Add the Legion of Honour and his own music-making and you have an artist of dizzying range. Every time I watch his work I come away tasting life's bitterness and sweetness at once. He is genuinely irreplaceable, a filmmaker who turns sorrow into celebration.

Name (English)

Emir Kusturica

Name (Japanese)

エミール・クストリッツァ

Reading

えみーる・くすとりっつぁ

Born

November 24, 1954 (age 71)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Horse

Origin

Sarajevo, Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Occupation

actor / film producer / film director / screenwriter / musician

Awards & achievements

• 2010 Knight of the Legion of Honour
• 2007 Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
• 1998 Silver Lion
• 1989 Cannes Best Director Award
• 1995 Palme d'Or
• 1985 Palme d'Or
• 2005 César Award for Best Film from the European Union

• Official sitehttp://new.thenosmokingorchestra.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emir%20Kusturica
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%9F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%84%E3%82%A1
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q94882

Tags

• Sarajevo Canton
• actor
• film producer
• film director

Last updated

2026-06-20

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.