A Bosnian friend lent Time of the Gypsies to me - by post! - with virtually no description or endorsement. I'm very taken with it, the most operatic and fresh coming of age flick I've seen. (They so often feel contrived.) I really relish Kusturica's humor and effortless style. The second act is shakier than the first, but offbeat elements never stuck in my craw. I'll undoubtedly return for subsequent viewings.
Kusturica again with a great picturing of the balkan soul. But this time not so much humor as I hoped for.