10 movie highlights on the world screen football
In 2011, director James Strong and writer Chris Chibnall perform compositions United , tells of the journey took the adversity of club Manchester United in the 1950s Since 1956, coach Matt Busby develop a generation Young players at Manchester United and start to succeed. However, on the flight back after a match in 1958, the team's plane crashed causing many players to die.
The survivors, including Busby and youngster Bobby Charlton, rebuild the team. A decade later, in 1968, Manchester United became the European champion. Most critics praise the film.
The Damned United (2009)
Director Tom Hooper's film blends elements of psychology and sport. The story revolves around the "disaster" series of veteran coach Brian Clough at Leeds United. Previously, Clough (Michael Sheen) coached Derby County and repeatedly criticized Leeds's rough approach. However, in 1974, he again led Leeds. Unable to manage the stars of this team, Clough repeatedly yielded disastrous results and was sacked in just 44 days.
Portrayal of the portrait Brian Clough - a confident, confident coach and a daring interview. In addition, the film tells the story of his friendship with coach Peter Taylor (Timothy Spall plays), and reflects the lives of the players. When players do not like a coach, they easily overthrow him, like the words of coach Dang Tran Chinh: "Chair coach has four legs, players keep all three legs.
Looking for Eric (2009)
Ken Loach is a famous British independent filmmaker, winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival with I, Daniel Blake . In 2009, he directed " Looking for Eric," starring Eric Bishop (Steve Evets), a Manchester football lovers. Due to many pressures in life, he thought of suicide. However, after smoking marijuana, Bishop saw the illusion of Eric Cantona - former Manchester United star - gave advice to him.
Looking for Eric portrays the influence of football and superstars on the fans. Official film at the Cannes Film Festival 2009. Cantona plays himself in this film and is praised. After finishing his playing career in 1997, the title pursued film and theater, achieving some success.
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (2006)
Documentary director Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno portray the former French superstar Zinedine Zidane in a unique way. In the match between Real Madrid's (Zidane's) club and Villarreal on April 23, 2005, filmmakers used 17 cameras to capture him from all angles. There, Zidane's gestures, on the field, are all recorded. Some images of the world situation are included in the middle of the film.
In the whole game, Zidane kept his playing style flexible but to the end, he suddenly got a red card from the clash, revealing another aspect of the superstar. Many viewers point to the similarity of the documentary to the 2006 World Cup finals, when Zidane was chased by cold-blooded Marco Materazzi.
Offside (2006)
In 2006, Iran's Offside Director Jafar Panahi won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Panahi is also a scriptwriter and script writer based on the story of his daughter. It tells the story of many girls sneaking into the stadium to watch the World Cup qualifying match between Iran and Bahrain. However, the government strictly forbade this, and some of the girls sneaked in.
The film reflects the harshness and racism of the Iranian government. However, at the end of the film, when Iran won 1-0, the soldiers guarding the girls burst into joy. Panahi recorded the work at a real match of the Iran team. Offside was banned by the Iranian government due to sensitive content. For many years, the director continued to make films that reflected social reality and eventually detained .
The Miracle of Bern (2003)
Sönke Wortmann's work combines two seemingly irrelevant stories to reflect the message of "miracles." During World War II, a German man named Richard (Peter Lohmeyer) was arrested by the Russian army and released only in 1954. At this time, his family was disturbed by many foreign thoughts, against the point of view of Richard. He and his youngest son went to Bern to watch the World Cup final between West Germany and Hungary - the team that was considered the strongest in the world at the time. Earlier, when they met in the group stage, Hungary crushed West Germany with the score 8-3.
At the 8th minute, Hungary took the lead . However, the Germans reversed the spectacular and won 3-2. Germany's surprise victory was seen as a "miracle", helping the nation's self-confidence after many years of living in a humiliating defeat. The movie, directed by Sönke Wortmann, attracted six million viewers in Germany in 2003, the year's top-grossing film.
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Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
The story revolves around Jess (Parminder Nagra) - an 18-year-old Indian girl who is passionate about playing football but does not allow her family. One day, female player Jules (Keira Knightley) realizes Jess's talent and invites her to the local team. Jess's family found out and things got complicated. Borrow a football story, a work that reflects social prejudice and feminism.
Bend It Like Beckham was critically acclaimed and became the launch pad for the career of Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley. Former player David Beckham is not the main character in the work has his name. Instead, the film mentions a free kick that takes the ball past Beckham's curve. "Anyone can cook aloo gobi. But who can bend the ball like Beckham?", A character said in the movie.
Shaolin Football Team (2001)
Shaolin Soccer ( Shaolin Soccer ) is one of the movies of Chow audience favorite Vietnam. The work is inspired by the Japanese comic book Tsubasa , which is humorous and dramatized by giving players the chance to practice martial arts on the field.
Tinh (Chi Chiu Chi) and a number of martial arts master Shaolin join a team of players by the time Minh Phong (Ngo Manh Dat) training. They have to deal with bad players or have special skills. The movie is filled with imaginative and beautifully styled martial arts. Trieu Vi plays A Mai - a girl who sells food with exquisite Tai Chi.
Escape to Victory (1981)
John Huston's work is widely loved by film critics, including Pelé (Brazil), Bobby Moore (England) and Osvaldo Ardiles (Argentina). The story takes place in a prison in World War II, where a group of Allied prisoners had to play a game with German soldiers.
The Germans wanted to gain strength by winning, while prisoners planned to flee. Upon entering the battle, the prisoners of war decided not to lose even though the referee repeatedly persuaded them. The movie has an emotional ending, uplifting the indomitable spirit of man. Sylvester Stallone plays Robert Hatch, the goalkeeper of the Allies. In the United States, the work was published as Victory .
Two Half Times in Hell (1962)
Hungarian work (also known as The Last Goal ) is inspired by Escape to Victory . In 1944, Nazi officers held a ball to celebrate Hitler's birthday, in which German soldiers would fight Hungarian servants. Ónódi (Imre Sinkovits) - famous Hungarian player - was assigned the task of organizing the team. At the end of the first half, the German team led 3-1 and the Hungarian team was told they would be spared if they lost. However, they tried to play in the second half and beat 4-3 before being executed by the Germans.
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