Once again, this is the sort of movies that couldn't have been made by anyone other than Kusturica.
The way he turned chaos into a carnival, apparently to trivialise the whole mess that was actually plaguing on in the war-torn Balkan state but indeed to embody the utter frustration never fails to amuse and spark off chains of dark humour. The way people tried to carry on their everyday life of cooking, sleeping, playing chess, making love, etc...with bombs exploding literally next door was so successful in boosting up the utmost sarcasm and satire of people's helplessness and bitter acceptance of war and death as an inseparable part of their lives. As is "When father's away on business", this apparently lyrical and musical comedy can't do much to hide the dark sides underneath. But as usual, Kusturica is also trying to bring the the same message - in the most horrific of times, there is still something called love for people to cling to and seek shelter under after all.
The way he turned chaos into a carnival, apparently to trivialise the whole mess that was actually plaguing on in the war-torn Balkan state but indeed to embody the utter frustration never fails to amuse and spark off chains of dark humour. The way people tried to carry on their everyday life of cooking, sleeping, playing chess, making love, etc...with bombs exploding literally next door was so successful in boosting up the utmost sarcasm and satire of people's helplessness and bitter acceptance of war and death as an inseparable part of their lives. As is "When father's away on business", this apparently lyrical and musical comedy can't do much to hide the dark sides underneath. But as usual, Kusturica is also trying to bring the the same message - in the most horrific of times, there is still something called love for people to cling to and seek shelter under after all.