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Soccer/Football/Futbol Double Feature! "Soccer as Never Before" & "Zidane"
JOCK DOCS: Soccer
**Double Feature**
Soccer as Never Before
(Fußball wie noch nie)
Dir. Hellmuth Costard, 1971, 105 min.
"The real Warholian moment of football cinema is Hellmuth Costard's film Fußball wie noch nie (Football as Never Before, 1971). A point of reference for Zidane [], the film takes the famously charming George Best as its subject and edits multiple camera views to produce a real-time portrait of the player singled out during the course of an entire match. Lest we miss the homoerotic subtext of football art (and football culture), the half-time interval features a cruisey bit of filmmaking as we follow Best through a narrow hallway and into what looks like the boot room. Best turns and faces the camera for nearly three minutes. He holds our gaze as long as he can, pursing his lips, looking away and then back in a seemingly overt homage to the Warholian screen test. Best strikes a deal here with the camera, inviting us to look at him when he takes the field again; shots of his socks, his shoulders and his crotch seem to go on for ever." - Jennifer Doyle, Frieze.
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait
Dir. Douglas Gordon & Philippe Parreno, 2006, 90 min.
Halfway between a sports documentary and a conceptual art installation, "Zidane" consists of a full-length soccer game (Real Madrid vs. Villareal, April 23, 2005) filmed entirely from the perspective of soccer superstar Zinedine Zidane.
Every month Jock Docs brings you the best in sports documentaries. This month, just in time for the World Cup, from June 15th - 17th, we're bringing films from the world of Futbol, Soccer, Football - whatever you call it, we've got it! Also select games from the World Cup will be aired live from June 11th - July 11th, 2010 at the theater.
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LocationMaysles Cinema
343 Lenox Ave.
New York, NY 10027
United States
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