Do You Remember Dolly Bell?
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Directed by | Emir Kusturica |
Written by | Emir Kusturica Abdulah Sidran |
Starring | Slavko Štimac Slobodan Aligrudić Ljiljana Blagojević Mira Banjac |
Music by | Zoran Simjanović |
Cinematography | Vilko Filač Milenko Uherka |
Editing by | Senija Tičić |
Distributed by | International Home Cinema (in USA) |
Release date(s) | 1981 |
Running time | 107 min. |
Language | Serbo-Croatian |
Budget | ??? |
Do You Remember Dolly Bell? (Serbo-Croatian:Sjećaš li se Doli Bel?), filmed 1981, is the first feature film directed by Emir Kusturica. Showing early signs of the stylistic flair that Kusturica was to effectively deploy in later works, it is a coming of age story that many of his fans consider a must-see.
[edit] Plot
Set over a single early-1960s summer in one of Sarajevo's mahalas, plot follows the fortunes of a school boy nicknamed Dino (Slavko Štimac). Simultaneous to being enthralled with a life that flashes before his eyes and ears in the local cinema and youth centre (where, among other things, he watches Alessandro Blasetti's Europa di notte and listens to Adriano Celentano's "24 Milla Bacci"), Dino gets a taste of the world inhabited by local thugs and petty criminals. However, when he is rewarded via a liaison for providing a hiding place for prostitute "Dolly Bell" (Ljiljana Blagojević), his world is turned upside down as he falls in love with her.
[edit] Cast
- Slavko Štimac - Dino
- Slobodan Aligrudić - Father
- Ljiljana Blagojević - Dolly Bell
- Mira Banjac - Mother
- Pavle Vujisić - Uncle
- Nada Pani - Aunt
- Boro Stjepanović - Cvikeraš
- Žika Ristić - Čiča
- Jasmin Celo
- Mirsad Zulić
- Ismet Delahmet
- Jovanka Paripović
- Mahir Imamović
- Zakira Stjepanović
- Tomislav Gelić
- Sanela Spahović
- Fahrudin Ahmetbegović
- Samir Ruznić
- Dragan Suvak
- Aleksandar Zurovac
Films by Emir Kusturica
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Do You Remember Dolly Bell? • When Father Was Away on Business • Time of the Gypsies • Arizona Dream Underground • Black Cat, White Cat • Super 8 Stories • Life Is a Miracle • Maradona • Promise Me This |