Zidane, A 21st Century Portrait

Now playing at BAM in Brooklyn and Anthology Film Archives, Oct. 24 to Oct. 30. Seems like an interesting premise:

Presenting a radically new approach to the sports film, artists Gordon and Parreno have created a real-time portrait focusing on one of the greatest soccer players of the century, Zinédine Zidane. Their remarkable film – shot before the World Cup head-butt heard around the world – places viewers right in the action, as no less than 17 cameras (both 35mm Scope and High Definition video, all supervised by cinematographer Darius Khondji) track Zidane’s every move and glance one day in April 2005, when Zidane’s Real Madrid club battled Spanish La Liga opponent Villareal. Comprising something in between an art installation and a sports documentary, Gordon and Parreno thrust the viewer into all facets of the experience, the psychology, and the body of an athlete in action – an incomparable and breathtaking experience.

But wait, there's more....

“Glorious in its simplicity…magnificently edited…accompanied by a majestic score…this is not only the greatest football movie ever made, but one of the finest studies of man in the workplace.” –EDINBURGH INTERNA-TIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

OK ok.. I'll go see it, quit badgering me.