Review of Life Is a Miracle (2004) by Efe A — 13 Sep 2007

I was so hungry for anything from eastern europe, at least ,'ve seen this Kusturica work. It's a unique piece, confusing, because it has strange moments, like first half of the movie has nothing to do with the second part, I think the first part is a long interlude. Still, it gives a bittersweet feeling, like you cannot decide rather smile or cry.

All that music and adorable balkan culture hits you when everything goes down with the war. I like it when the story is not telling about what is going on there but rather than that expecting you to know about the history on the background and focusing to characters. It's a post-modern attidue I believe.

Nice movie to take oureyes off the western cinema and see some east...