Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (2006)

Football match Real Madrid vs. Villareal, April 23, 2005, from the perspective of soccer superstar Zinedine Zidane.

Directors:

Douglas Gordon, Philippe Parreno

Stars:

David Beckham, Zinédine Zidane

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
David Beckham	...	Self
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Zinédine Zidane	...	Self

Storyline

Football match Real Madrid vs. Villareal, April 23, 2005, from the perspective of soccer superstar Zinedine Zidane.

---

Plot Keywords:

professional soccer player | superstar | sports man | soccer documentary | sports documentary | 

---

Genres:

Documentary | Biography | Sport

---

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is born out of a love that co-director Philippe Parreno had as a child when he was watching football matches on TV. He would concentrate on his favorite player and assiduously try to watch as much of him - and just him - throughout the match.

---

Connections

Featured in The Story of Film: An Odyssey: Cinema Today and the Future (2011)

User Reviews

A 21st Century football film

I can see why people had the criticisms of this film.

Reading the title, I think most people expected a clips compilation of his best goals, assists etc. not a moving piece of cinema.

I think this was a brave and ultimately rewarding effort to examine the greatest footballer of our generation in a different way and to enable you to make up your own mind rather than a narrator explaining it for you.

Darius Khondji's cinematography was mind blowing and any of the shots of the film could have made an amazing photo in it's own right. The sound design was phenomenal and if you have fifty pro logic speakers in your sitting room then you will feel the full force of the Bernabeu and Zidane in a way that watching a football match on television never could.

The only thing I can finish with is to say this film must be watched. Mere words can't express the emotions that this film creates.

Zidane: A 21st Century Legend.

Details

Country:

France Iceland

Language:

French Spanish

Release Date:

24 May 2006 (France)

Also Known As:

Zidane - Ein Porträt im 21. Jahrhundert

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$689,094

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anna Lena Films, Naflastrengir, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1