L U N A T A L K with Eva Moon

Ladybug

June 4, 2009 on 2:04 pm | | In Backstage Pass, General Musing, Movies, Music

One of my very favorite movies is Emir Kusturica’s 1998 release Black Cat, White Cat (Crna macka, beli macor)

From IMDB: Grga Pitic and Zarije Destanov are two old friends - and rivals - who haven’t seen each other in years. But a series of events beyond their wildest dreams leads to a raucously funny reunion filled with gypsy mobsters, dirty deals and shotgun weddings.

After Matko, Grga’s low-life son, botches a train robbery and is double-crossed into debt, he is obliged to force his son into an arranged marriage to one of Zarije’s kin. As the wedding day approaches - highlighted by the long anticipated reunion between Grga and Zarije - family and friends must cope with betrayals, lust, mishaps, death, farm animals and, ultimately, the pursuit of true love and enduring friendship.

We played this song “Bubamara” from the movie at Folklife Memorial Day weekend. Bubamara (ladybug) is Matko’s feisty and diminuitive sister who escapes her wedding and finds true love in a tree stump. Just see it. Sadly, only available in VHS or region 2 DVD. I keep hoping… There are lots of clips on youtube - perhaps even the whole movie piecemeal by the looks of it.

Definitely worth playing with a freshly sprained wrist.

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