Brilliant Cracking Thriller!!......

Rating: 10/10 (23 December 2004)

Those who have seen "Underground" have probably noticed that we are not watching one film but a collection of at least 10 films in one single masterpiece!!
I watched with great enthusiasm the work of Kusturica after "Underground" in films like "Arizona Dream" or "Black Cat White Cat" films which prove to be more elaborate and "smoother" in terms of direction (brilliant works as well!!) but none of these films could ever equal the "nerve" and strength of a very young Kusturica at his best! One could see the passion and boldness that is at stake in this motion picture. It's as if he gambled his own life doing "Underground"
How else can you describe this work of art if not a mixture of devilish and holy images that take the shape of a flawless piece of theater-dance!!
The actors speak, dance and create (more than interpret) with a vigor rarely found outside the Balkan Circle!
In terms of theatrical aesthetics the film incorporates Stanislavski( realism at its best), Brecht (at certain points the actors step out of their roles and mock at themselves) and Artaud (they are flames more than humans)
Needless to say more!
Shocking, raw, heart-breaking!!
One of the most beautiful I have ever seen! 10/10