Underground (1995)
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Reviews Counted:18
Fresh:15
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.5/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 47 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: A surreal, absurd mix of politics, sex, fantasty, black comedy and brutality that has been widely hailed as one of the decade's most exhilerating cinematic efforts. During World War II, a pair of... A surreal, absurd mix of politics, sex, fantasty, black comedy and brutality that has been widely hailed as one of the decade's most exhilerating cinematic efforts. During World War II, a pair of friends in the Serb resistance hide in an intricate cellar. Years later, the war is over but the lies and deceptions continue. Winner of the award for Best Film at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. [More]
Starring: Miki Manojlovic, Slavko Stimac, Lazar Ristovski, Mirjana Jokovic
Starring: Miki Manojlovic, Slavko Stimac, Lazar Ristovski, Mirjana Jokovic
Director: Emir Kusturica
Director: Emir Kusturica
Screenwriter: Emir Kusturica, Dusan Kovacevic
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Brilliant, outrageous filmmaking. Underground is touching, hilarious, and new.
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Emir Kusturica’s tragic-farce Underground may be the most important film of the last 25 years. Full Review |
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A sprawling, imaginative, bold and impressive work. Full Review |
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Offers a zany overview of the treacherous path of politics in Yugoslavia leading to the outbreak of civil war in 1992. Full Review |
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A sprawling, rowdy, vital film laced with both outrageous absurdist dark humor and unspeakable pain, suffering and injustice. Full Review |
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I suppose Kusturica can justify the 167-minute length by the historical breadth of the movie, but it simply doesn't sustain one's interest, significant or not. Full Review |
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One of the most ribald, risky and madcap war movies ever filmed. Full Review |
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It's a snoozer. Full Review |
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Feverish, whimsical allegory elevated by moments of brilliant clarity. Full Review |
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The film can be both frenetic and strained. But it also has has a great deal of power and can be quite haunting. Full Review |
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