Black Cat, White Cat

It takes Kusturica about five seconds to immerse me into his crazy world, and for the next two hours I do not once want to return to the real thing. He is the undisputed master of making a scene complete and utter mayhem, without making it incomprehensible or annoying. There's nary a single scene in Black Cat, White Cat that doesn't have at least three different threads of action going on simultaneously. Kusturica is a genius. A genius.

How does he do it? How can Kusturica make a film as off-the-wall nutty as Black Cat, White Cat? The secret ingredient is social, psychological and behavioural realism.

The story isn't entirely compelling, but the gusto with which all the characters live out their lives, the pace that the film maintains and the degree to which background action is directed impressed the hell out of me.

Another brilliant comedy from Kusturica... a little more slapsticky and less insightful than the others, but immensely enjoyable nonetheless.

Completely insane, but brilliant. The best of Kusturica's films when it comes to comedy. Just sit back and enjoy the ride.