Zidane, A 21st Century Portrait
Jun 13 - Jun 15, 2008
Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno, France / Iceland, 2006, 35mm, 92 min
Sponsored by KBCS 91.3 FM and Easy Street Records
After turning scores of people away during our screenings in April, we’re pleased to bring this stunning portrait of one of the greatest players in the history of soccer, Zinédine Zidane, back to NWFF! Seventeen synchronized cameras were used, each focusing on Zidane in real time, from the first kick of the ball to the moment he was ejected from the game. The match, between Real Madrid (Zidane's team) and Villarreal, was played on April 23, 2005 and was witnessed by eighty thousand screaming fans. Zidane himself recounts, in voice-over, what he can and cannot remember from his matches. Magnificently edited and accompanied by a majestic score from Scottish rock heroes Mogwai, this is perhaps the best sports films ever made, but also one of the finest studies of man in his element, an ode to the loneliness of the athlete and the poise and resilience of the human body.