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DVD ~ Miki Manojlovic
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  • Actors: Miki Manojlovic, Lazar Ristovski, Mirjana Jokovic, Slavko Stimac, Ernst Stötzner
  • Directors: Emir Kusturica
  • Producers: Karl Baumgartner, Maksa Catovic
  • Format: Anamorphic, Colour, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: New Yorker Video
  • DVD Release Date: 23 Dec 2003
  • Run Time: 167 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000DIJPT
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 49,809 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
This sprawling, exhausting, deeply moving Palme d'Or winner represents the pinnacle of Serbian director Emir Kusturica's considerable abilities, and what is easily one of the best cinematic achievements of the 1990s. It encapsulates 50 turbulent years of Yugoslavian history, from the outbreak of World War II in the 1940s to the destruction of this once-great nation in the 1990s. When we first meet Marko (Miki Manojlovic) and Blacky (Lazar Ristovski), it's hard to take these jokers seriously. All they want to do is party their lives away. But the Nazi shelling of Belgrade changes everything and the resourceful duo comes up with an ingenious plan--one will stay aboveground while the other goes underground. The arrangement represents an ideal opportunity for all concerned: Blacky, his wife, and the rest of their friends and neighbours will be protected from the chaos going on above, while Marko and the lovely Natalija (Mira Sorvino look-alike Mirjana Jokovic) will sell the weapons they're making down below. Everyone will share in the profits.

But Marko commits the ultimate act of betrayal--against Blacky and the rest of his subterranean comrades. This sort of deception can only lead to tragedy, and Kusturica doesn't spare us the details. In fact, it's his eye for detail that makes Underground such a memorable experience--the perfect note his cast strikes between the extremes of physical comedy, passionate romance, and mortal pain, the insidiously infectious brass-heavy score and the strikingly colourful images.

Underground is basically a parable, and doesn't always adhere to the laws of physics. It isn't for the literal-minded, the impatient, or the partisan. It's loud, it's long, and it isn't for the easily offended. It may just also be one of the saddest movies ever made and stands as a fitting tribute to a country that exists only in the hearts and minds of its former residents. --Kathleen C. Fennessy, Amazon.com

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A film which is simply perfect, 23 Oct 2001
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This review is from: Underground [VHS] [1996] (VHS Tape)
Everything in this film is simply perfect, the actors, the music, the story, everything is balanced and in the right place.
It deals with the tragedy of Jugolavia and the characters have something which is peculiar to the south slavs (the passionate and yet tough Black, the greedy and liar politician and yet a good poet Marko) but while the story unfolds we understand that it has something to do with the history of every country and its men. Underground is like a Greek Tragedy where morality, history and the responsability of men are debated between the main characters and a choir. This film is absoloutley fantastic: don't miss it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars you'll cry and laugh at the same time, 9 Jan 2001
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This review is from: Underground [VHS] [1996] (VHS Tape)
This is an amazing piece of movie! Some might not like the length but it covers 50 years and it covers them very well.

The story starts the very morning when World War the 2nd starts in Belgrade and it continues until the war in Bosnia. There is something of a plot behind but the story itself is not about arms-selling, it is about different types of characters, love (for humans as well as money), hatred, mistakes that people make once and regret them for life and the mentality of the Balkans. This could have been a very "heavy" movie if it wasn't for a very good dark humor present throughout the movie.

The real value of this movie is the fact that it portraits so much of the way life was lived in the Balkans during and between the two wars (WW2 and today's troubles). It is sort of a parody but at the same time far from it - sometimes it's too literally true to be parody. And this kind of balance between humor and seriousness is what makes this movie special. If you are in the good mood when watching the movie, you might be able to take it lightly and have simple fun and laughter. On the other hand, if you are ready for some heavier stuff and don't send your brain away while watching the movie you'll see so much more than just black humor in it. It does not make sense for me to tell you what are you going to see, that's why do movie was made and the movie tells it so much better than my words ever could. I'll just say that I could hardly contain tears when leaving the cinema.

Important note: as someone from the region, I am certainly seeing this movie in a bit different way than somebody whose knowledge about Yugoslavia comes from recent news bulletins. If you are one of the later, it might be hard to pickup everything this movie has to offer. Try seeing the movie multiple times - it will tell you so much more on the repeated seeing. This movie deserves it.

Last but not least - soundtrack by Goran Bregovic is piece of art in itself. It deserves five stars alone.

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5.0 out of 5 stars a perfect harmony of emotions and music, 28 Aug 2001
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This review is from: Underground [VHS] [1996] (VHS Tape)
Underground was one of the best movies I have ever seen. Besides giving a "from history to present" sequence of events in former Yugoslavia, typical,perfect harmony of Kusturica&Bregovic is clearly seen.Events(and music at the same time) is dramatic but suddenly full of joy. Whatever happens, people keep singing and dancing even after death...Soundtrack is unbelievable as well
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5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest movie ever made.
I've seen thousands and thousands of movies and I am making a living writing about them, but none can compare with Underground by Kusturica. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Really good
I liked it. Really nice. If you like this kind of film, then you'll like it. I did. It's really nice. No really.

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5.0 out of 5 stars dark humour - will stay with you for a long time
I first saw this film at a festival when it was released and have been tracking it down ever since. Finally I have found it and now have a copy of my own! Read more
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