In tribute, here is a video all about the war in Sarajevo, by U2 and Luciano Pavarotti. (Its safe to go there now, in case you wondering!), but it will be interesting to see a city that recently had its soul bombed out of it. Read about it then press play...
Bill Carter's award-winning documentary Miss Sarajevo chronicles one of the more bizarre events of the war in former Yugoslavia--when several artists mounted an elaborate beauty contest under mortar fire. The camera follows the organizers through the tunnels and cellars of the city, giving a unique insight into life during a modern war, where civilians are the targets. The film captures the dark humour of the besieged Sarajevans, their stubborn refusal to be demoralised, and suggests that surrealism and dadaism are the appropriate responses to fanaticism.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNqMGsVWDEk
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