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This week:   Yugoslav Cinema

The French New Wave broke with cinematic tradition, but Eastern European directors took experimental narratives even further. And perhaps no national cinema was more bizarre than that of former Yugoslavia. This week, we've selected a peculiar group of films from before and after the breakup of Yugoslavia.

Filmed in Yugoslavia

CHICO (2001)
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From the director of Bolshe Vita comes this "Zelig set in contemporary international hot zones" (Variety), including the war in Croatia.
NOTRE MUSIQUE (2004)
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Out of print! Godard continues his inquiry into the nexus between aesthetics and politics with this tri-fold essay set primarily at a literary conference in Sarajevo.
LANA'S RAIN (2004)
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Filmed in locations from Croatia to Chicago, this independent debut explores the dark side of the American immigrant experience with a steely post-noir style.

Yugoslavs Abroad

DIARY OF A SUICIDE (1973)
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Delphine Seyrig, Sami Frey, and Marie-France Pisier appear in this "strange and spellbinding cinema manifesto" (Telerama) from Stanislav Stanojevic.
THE POPOVICH BROTHERS OF SOUTH CHICAGO (1978)
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In a working class community on the South Side of Chicago in the '70s, the Popovich Brothers preserved the traditional music and culture of their Serbian homeland.
COCA COLA KID (1985)
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Eric Roberts plays a marketing genius sent to boost the Coke sales in backwoods Australia. "Unwinds in an unpredictable fashion, which is Makavejev's trademark" (Roger Ebert).

After the Dissolution

WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES (1993)
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Political intrigue meets romantic obsession in "this tightly crafted, subtly suspenseful, and visually stunning thriller" (Chicago Sun-Times) from Slovenia.
NO MAN'S LAND (2001)
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This Oscar-winning satire on the absurdity of the Bosnian-Serbian conflict is "shockingly entertaining as it deftly mixes macabre humor, pathos, and horror" (Movieline).
EUROPEAN MUSLIMS AND EASTERN CHRISTIANS (2006)
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From Muslims in Bosnia-Herzegovina to Christians in Lebanon, director Jacques Debs shows us two groups long forgotten or overlooked. "A thrilling journey" (Le Monde).

This week's sale ends 2/29/2012 at noon CT.