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21/06/2008, 8:54 PM
A face

Football Films + Documentaries

Fever Pitch has to get the first mention. Quality stuff.

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A romantic comedy about a man, a woman and a football team. Based on Nick Hornby's best selling autobiographical novel, Fever Pitch. English teacher Paul Ashworth (Colin Firth) believes his long standing obsession with Arsenal serves him well. But then he meets Sarah. Their relationship develops in tandem with Arsenal's roller coaster fortunes in the football league, both leading to a nail biting climax.
21/06/2008, 9:37 PM
jebus

Do docus count? If so Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait is excellent
21/06/2008, 9:49 PM
stojkovic

German one about 'The Miracle of Berne' was very good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zShAWruJiGA
21/06/2008, 9:56 PM
A face

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Originally Posted by jebus

Do docus count? If so Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait is excellent

Definitely .... haven't seen it myself yet, but heard its quality.

Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait
21/06/2008, 10:23 PM
tetsujin1979

Shaolin Soccer: a team of ex-shaolin monks come together to play football against Team Evil. Genius.

Dhorasoo is releasing a film called Substitute, entirely filmed by him at the last World Cup
21/06/2008, 11:16 PM
cheifo

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Originally Posted by stojkovic

German one about 'The Miracle of Berne' was very good.

Enjoyed that one, it was on RTE few months back.
22/06/2008, 1:08 AM
superfrank

Escape to Victory. It had Pele, for God's sake! Classic film, even with Sylvester Stallone in it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbALYBSFlXY
22/06/2008, 9:12 AM
tetsujin1979

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Originally Posted by superfrank

Escape to Victory. It had Pele, for God's sake! Classic film, even with Sylvester Stallone in it.

Poor old Kevin O'Callaghan, eh? Talk about taking one for the team!
Legend has it that Stallone thought he actually was a decent keeper, and challenged Pele to an actual penalty shoot out, and Pele stuck all 5.
22/06/2008, 11:34 AM
stann

Has to be Escape to Victory.

Silver stars to Gregory's Girl and Mike Bassett: England Manager.

"Four-four-f**king-TWO!" :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEol7v7cA7Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DReAQEpEl7w
22/06/2008, 6:56 PM
HarpoJoyce

I don't know the name of it, I have tried to source it a couple of times, I have only seen about an hour of it but.......There is a four-hour Agentine documentary showing football in the country through each decade up to early 1990's. Showing acres of old footage and interviews. It ids so generaous in it's timing that there is about 5 minutes of shots going the wrong side of the post in the 1930's a few minutes later there is another few minutes of footage of football teams coming up the steep steps from the bowls of the River Plate Stadium with the audio of interviews over it.
This would be my favourite football film....if I know what it was called.

Wim Wenders's 'The goalkeeper's fear of the Penalty' is rubbish. There is one comic football bit during the opening credits.

I hope to se Shaolin Soccer also there is a Nepalese film about a student monk trying to catch matches of the 1998 World Cup on the TV.
22/06/2008, 7:08 PM
A face

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Originally Posted by HarpoJoyce

I don't know the name of it, I have tried to source it a couple of times, I have only seen about an hour of it but.......There is a four-hour Agentine documentary showing football in the country through each decade up to early 1990's. Showing acres of old footage and interviews. It ids so generaous in it's timing that there is about 5 minutes of shots going the wrong side of the post in the 1930's a few minutes later there is another few minutes of footage of football teams coming up the steep steps from the bowls of the River Plate Stadium with the audio of interviews over it.
This would be my favourite football film....if I know what it was called.

That sounds good, anyone have any ideas what the name is?
22/06/2008, 7:15 PM
rambler14

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Originally Posted by stann

Mike Bassett: England Manager.

"Four-four-f**king-TWO!" :D

Our formation is 2-1-1-1-2-1-2:D

What about dropping Mick Shannon???..........Yeah,ok!:D
23/06/2008, 12:12 AM
thischarmingman

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Originally Posted by HarpoJoyce

I don't know the name of it, I have tried to source it a couple of times, I have only seen about an hour of it but.......There is a four-hour Agentine documentary showing football in the country through each decade up to early 1990's. Showing acres of old footage and interviews. It ids so generaous in it's timing that there is about 5 minutes of shots going the wrong side of the post in the 1930's a few minutes later there is another few minutes of footage of football teams coming up the steep steps from the bowls of the River Plate Stadium with the audio of interviews over it.
This would be my favourite football film....if I know what it was called.

I'm pretty the documentary you're thinking of is Futebol. It's 3 films:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Futebol-Limi...als/B000FG6BS4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRZWyx67p44
23/06/2008, 12:57 AM
HarpoJoyce

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Originally Posted by thischarmingman

I'm pretty the documentary you're thinking of is Futebol. It's 3 films:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Futebol-Limi...als/B000FG6BS4

The film I'm thinking is Argentine and has a spread of footage from several decades.

However, the Futebol film you've highlighted, sounds very interesting
(long-winded article)
http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=61684

http://www.zavvi.co.uk/dvd-20+to+499...3c.r10.1/p.jsf
23/06/2008, 2:52 AM
stann

Should have also mentioned Studs, the Brendan Gleeson one, wasn't a bad show at all.

On the documentary types, does anyone remember BBC doing an entire night of football related telly some years back? Had a load of documentaries in it, and ended up with the 1966 WC Final in full? Very good, if short, one on the Battle of Santiago IIRC.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOtL1m1o_ok
23/06/2008, 10:14 AM
Ash

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Originally Posted by joey4ireland

Mike Bassat; england manager has to be the best. Escape to vicotry wasn't bad either. Not a film but the mini series footballs hardest away days is class

Jossys Giants :p

Doc about the New York Cosmos was good enough. "Once In A Lifetime"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNCKUbbvIAs
23/06/2008, 11:02 AM
Lionel Ritchie

I.D. is not so much a football film as a film set on the periphery of football (Cops trying to infiltrate a hooligan firm). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ID_(film)

Great film all the same.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y26VMm4L7o
23/06/2008, 5:01 PM
bennocelt

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Originally Posted by jebus

Do docus count? If so Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait is excellent

Actually i thought that was a real bore, and Im a huge fan of the legend that is Zidane, typical art up your ar se stuff
And he didnt even have a good game!!!
23/06/2008, 5:03 PM
bennocelt

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Originally Posted by Ash

Jossys Giants :p

Doc about the New York Cosmos was good enough. "Once In A Lifetime"

That was excellent, really worth checking out

Shaolin is a bit of a head wreck
the Budda one in nepal is quite funny, and based on a true story
Escape To Victory is brill - love the scene where pele explains on the board how he is basically going too beat them all and then score a goal
Gregorys Girl - excellent, that girl was hot
24/06/2008, 8:43 PM
A face

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Originally Posted by bennocelt

Gregorys Girl - excellent, that girl was hot

Chick flick footie flicks .... Bend it like Beckham

Parminder Nagra is seriously fit in this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsmbObwStSQ

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