Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait

Synopsis

A unique real-time study of one of the football’s greatest icons: Zinedine Zidane. During an entire Real Madrid v Villareal match before 80,000 fans at the Bernabeu stadium, 17 movie cameras were set up around the playing field and focussed solely on Zidane. The soundtrack is made up of the man’s observations along with a score from Mogwai. The film was conceived and co-directed by Turner Prize-winning artist Douglas Gordon and French artist Philippe Parreno.

NB The film contains little football but is an art film that encourages contemplation of the inner and outer workings of a dedicated athlete.

DVD extras include interviews with filmmakers and Zidane; making-of featurettes; trailer; biographies

Language

French (Standard)

Country

France

Year of release

2007

Year of production

2006

Subjects

Art; Sports science; Film Studies

Keywords

experimental film & video; football; sports psychology

Credits

Director

Douglas Gordon; Phillippe Parreno

Contributor

Zinedine Zidane

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£19.99

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

97 minutes

Year

2007

Distributor

Name

Artificial Eye Film Company

Email

info@artificial-eye.com

Web

http://www.artificial-eye.com External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7240 5353

Fax

020 7240 5242

Address

14 King Street
London
WC2E 8HR

 

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