Super 8 Stories (2001)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Emir Kusturica

Release Date:

2 August 2001 (Hungary)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Aleksandar Balaban	...	Tuba
Zoran Marjanovic Ceda	...	Percussion
Nenad Gajin Coce	...	Guitar
Goran Markovski Glava	...	Bass
Drazen Jankovic	...	Keyboards
Dr. Nele Karajlic	...	Vocals
Emir Kusturica	...	Guitar
Stribor Kusturica	...	Drums
Zoran Milosevic	...	Accordian
Nenad Petrovic	...	Saxophone
Dejan Sparavalo	...	Violin
Joe Strummer	...	Himself

Directed by
Emir Kusturica

Produced by
Karl Baumgartner	....	executive producer
Carlo Cresto-Dina	....	producer
Christoph Friedel	....	executive producer
Andrea Gambetta	....	executive producer
Raimond Goebel	....	producer
Emir Kusturica	....	executive producer
Domenico Procacci	....	executive producer

Film Editing by
Svetolik Zajc

Production Design by
Aleksandar Denic

Costume Design by
Aleksandra Keskinov

Makeup Department
Marinela Spasenovic	....	key makeup artist

Art Department
Radovan Markovic	....	property master

Sound Department
Didier Burel	....	sound
Marton Jankov-Tomica	....	sound (as Morton Jankov)
Maricetta Lombardo	....	sound
Xavier Marsais	....	assistant sound mixer
Nemanja Novicic	....	sound
Bruno Tarrière	....	sound mixer
Nenad Vukadinovic	....	sound
Svetolik Zajc	....	sound designer
Svetolik Zajc	....	sound
Frank Zintner	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Michel Amathieu	....	camera operator
Gian Enrico Bianchi	....	camera operator
Gianenrico 'Gogo' Bianchi	....	camera operator
Gerd Breiter	....	camera operator
Frederic Burgue	....	camera operator
Pascal Caubère	....	camera operator
Chico de Luigi	....	camera operator
Raimond Goebel	....	camera operator
Thorsten Königs	....	camera operator
Ratko Kusic	....	camera operator
Emir Kusturica	....	camera operator
Dragan Radivojevic Lav	....	camera operator
Petar Popovic	....	camera operator
Stephan Schmidt	....	camera operator
Darko Vucic	....	camera operator

Production Companies

• Cooperativa Edison
• Fandango
• Pandora Filmproduktion
• Rasta Film

Distributors

• Distribution Company (Argentina)
• Dok-Maidan (2005) (Ukraine) (DVD)
• Dok-Maidan (2005) (Ukraine) (TV)
• Epicentre Films (France)
• Fandango
• Filmcoopi Zürich (2001) (Switzerland) (theatrical)

Also Known As:

Super 8 Stories (Argentina) (Mexico) [es]
Super 8 Stories (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
Super 8 Stories (France) [fr]

Runtime:

Argentina:101 min | Germany:90 min

Country:

Germany | Italy | Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Language:

Serbo-Croatian

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | France:U | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud)

Filming Locations:

Olympia - 28 boulevard des Capucines, Paris 9, Paris, France

Company:

Cooperativa Edison

mostly for the fans

Madman Yugoslav director EMIR KUSTERICA (UNDERGROUND, BLACK CAT WHITE CAT) makes a documentary about touring w/ the band NO SMOKING ORCHESTRA throughout Europe. Emir actually plays guitar w/ the band, stogie firmly clamped between his teeth, hat perched on his head. This doesn't give a lot of insight on the band or the way they write their music as we see a lot of various concert footage and then brief interviews w/ the 10 or so who make up the band. NSO play this unhinged fusion of rock, jazz, gypsy and dirge funeral music w/ instruments such as guitars, tuba, violin, accordion and sax all swirling in and around each other. Some of the music I liked, some I didn't. Too much sax and too much bad vocals by the lead singer. NSO do have a tremendous amount of energy on stage and the audience seems to love them as they play to large, enthusiastic crowds. Lots and lots of super grainy super 8 which was neat. Worth seeing for doc, music or Kusterica fans (has a couple of funny scenes w/ Emir trying to wrestle shirtless w/ the beefier drummer who is I believe his son).