If you are a sophisticated football fanatic, then zidane. Artists and filmmakers philippe parreno frenchalgerian and douglas gordon scottish sought to create a cinematic portrait of a. A 21st century portrait as an exercise in selfaggrandizement, vetted by the films hero. A 21st century portrait was released in cinemas across britain.
Trailer for the wonderful 2006 documentary on zinedine zidane. Codirected by artists douglas gordon and philippe parreno and scored by scottish postrock band mogwai, the film used seventeen cameras to track french midfielder zinedine zidane through a league match between real madrid and villarreal at the santiago bernabeu stadium on 23 april. A 21st century portrait where the interest level significantly drops. Zidane floats in and out of the game with a struggle. This film is little more than an overblown remake of costards 1971 curio football as never before, with zidane taking the place of george best. In association with philippe parrenos hyundai commission for the turbine hall, tate film will be screening a 35mm print of zidane. Song zidane, a 21st century portrait, an original soundtrack by mogwai. Truthfully, it beggars belief its taken mogwai so long to reach the. Douglas gordon and philippe parennos ambitious collaboration, zidane, a 21st century por trait, follows the french soccer star zinedine zidane in real time over the course of a single match, which took place in 2005.
A 21stcentury portrait is an art work, which is to say its a selfconscious piece by a two video. A 21st century portrait, gordon, working with the french artist and filmmaker philippe parreno, again disrupts our expectations, transforming the relatively ordinary experience of a football match in the spanish league into a powerful and theatrical portrait of a celebrated sportsman. Soundtracks never really were my thing, although i love when music is well placed in movies, being a movie nerd. If you have secret dreams of wanting to achieve greatness as a footballer, this is a film you must watch and rewatch. If he wasn already known as one of the greatest players to have played the game, french soccer star zinedine zidane will forever be remembered for that head buts that earned him a red card and effectively tumbled france out of last years world cup.
To the exclusion of other participants, gordon and parreno tracked sinceretired frenchalgerian soccer superstar zinedine zidane via 17 simultaneously running. A 21st century portrait 2006 this zinedine zidane documentary is not really a soccer movie but is actually a performance piece more suited for an arthouse cinema or museum. Zidane a 21st century portrait an original soundtrack by. A 21st century portrait, douglas gordon and philippe parrenos stealthily profound, fragmented experiment in motion picture profiling. Ascap, bmg rights management, latinautor peermusic, cmrra, latinautor, and 4 music rights societies song. The 2006 world cup, of course, gave zidane s career an ending it never really deserved.
Douglas gordon and philippe parennos ambitious collaboration, zidane, a 21st century portrait, follows the french soccer star zinedine zidane in real time over the course of a single match, which took place in 2005. The eternal cult of zinedine zidane the new republic. But i never bought nor got any soundtrack or original score of a picture. It focuses on zidane throughout the film as if it is just one man playing football. Details coming soonone of the most acclaimed films in the cannes film festival, zidane. If you find the idea of experimental cinema cool but actually dont much like watching it then youll certainly have some problems here, and the average football fan may well be left more than a little bemused. It surmises that hypermediation does not explain the psychology of a celebrity as.
A 21st century portrait, shot with 17 cameras during the course of a 90minute match, is the most meditative of documentaries maybe too meditative for american audiences. A 21st century portrait is more of a piece, an experiment as filed by frenchman philippe parreno and scotsman douglas gordon who visit the bernabeu stadium in madrid, home of real madrid, and shoot french born of algerian descent footballer zinedine zidane for ninety minutes the length of a. This page includes zidane a 21st century portrait osts. A 21st century portrait is football as art installation. Douglas gordon and philippe parreno, zidane, a 21st century portrait, 2006. A movie was even released in 2006, zidane, a 21st century portrait link to the movie purely focused on one of his game with the real madrid, during the championship. A 21st century portrait 2006 a soccer match between real madrid and villareal from the perspective of player zinedine zidane. Droning, hypnotic, but subtly tense, this album is about crafting and sustaining a mood, even more so than the bands collaboration with clint mansell on the music for the fountain. Oct 28, 2016 in association with philippe parrenos hyundai commission for the turbine hall, tate film will be screening a 35mm print of zidane.
Halfway between a sports documentary and an conceptual art installation, zidane consists in a fulllength soccer game real madrid vs. A 21st century portrait bluray release, see zidane. He was never good at fancy quotes, or showing emotions, but that night was special, for him and the soccer planet. Feb 21, 2016 licensed to youtube by the orchard music, merlin pias on behalf of wall of sound. A 21st century portrait 1 hours and 30 minutes movie 2006 football match real madrid vs. But once in possession, zidane glides across the field, creating acres of space and bags of time.
Streaming your favourite documentaries and indie features halfway between a sports documentary and an conceptual art installation, zidane consists of a. Zidane a 21st century portrait ost is a music studio album recording by mogwai post rockmath rockprogressive rock released in 2006 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. If you find the idea of experimental cinema cool but actually dont much like watching it then youll certainly have some problems here, and the average football fan may well be left more than a. The 2006 feature film is a collaboration between parreno and turner prizewinning artistfilmmaker douglas gordon, who will presenting his latest film i had nowhere to go at tate modern earlier in the month. May 30, 2006 what zidane lacks under such scrutiny is emotional range. Oct 27, 2008 zidane would certainly not appear on our personal list of soccer hotties, but that doesnt mean hes not a hottie to others. The makers are trying to create some sort of work of art, some sort of painting or sculpture of a person zidane that they clearly admire and feel should be captured in an artistic manner.
It was hypnotic and absorbing, like a modern dance quite a good sound track zidane watching, zidane bursting with suppressed energy and anger, zidane running, zidane arguing with the ref, zidane smacking other players, zidane being fouled. Its not a raging success by any means, and there are moments in zidane. May 24, 2006 90 minutes of zidane playing football, the camera on him mostly, hardly any dialogue, and the football is sort of peripheral. Licensed to youtube by the orchard music, merlin pias on behalf of wall of sound. Sep 30, 2006 92 mins, pg directed by douglas gordon and philippe parreno. Album zidane, a 21st century portrait, an original soundtrack by mogwai.
A 21st century portrait has to be in your dvd collection. A 21st century portrait by douglas gordon,philippe parreno. A 21st century portrait is turner prizewinner douglas gordons and philippe parrenos sensational cinematic portrait of the world famous french football hero zinedine zidane. An homage to his career and his connection with the spanish club. Villareal, april 23, 2005, from the perspective of soccer superstar zinedine zidane. Mogwais slowshifting, meteoric postrock might have never earnt them a place on the backofthenets montage on match of the day, but their soundtrack to zidane. Zidane, a 21st century portrait is not an easy sell and for many will prove challenging or even unsatisfying viewing. Svet atanasov on february 26, 2010 where this bluray release scored 4. Zidane a 21th century portrait best scene duration. A 21st century portrait national galleries of scotland. A 21st century portrait doesnt have much in the way of catchy melodies, and its tracks tend to blend into each other but these are precisely the reasons why this score is so effective.
Villareal, april 23, 2005 entirely filmed from the perspective of. A soccer match between real madrid and villareal from the perspective of player zinedine zidane. The film is a documentary focused purely on zidane. Watch an absorbing cinematic study of footballer zinedine zidane in this film collaboration by two collection artists.
A 21st century portrait with portrait being the important word. Zidane is undoubtedly one of the finest players in the history of football and this 90. Back in april of 2005, real madridreplete with zinedine zidane, arguably the worlds finest footballer at the timeplayed villareal in the spanish league. This is zidane a 21st century portrait 16 by theatre oracle on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Zidane, a 21st century portrait is a 2006 french documentary film focusing on the playing style of the french football player zinedine zidane. For the entirety of the match gordon and parreno trained seventeen synchronised cameras on zidane alone, using different types of film and placed in various. A 21st century portrait is a fulllength feature made by turner prizewinning artist and filmmaker douglas gordon along with french artist philippe parren on with a very interesting premise. A 21st century portrait suggests that for this band, football boasts a deeper emotional palette than the lightning seeds could ever hope to evoke. Assembled from footage shot by seventeen synchronized cameras placed around the stadium, the film captures zidane from multiple angles, from up. A 21st century portrait isn t a dish that everyone s going to warm to, those that do will surely be left reflecting on one of football s greatest geniuses, rather than one mad moment in germany. Abuse of this feature may prevent future contributions from your account. Zidane a 21st century portrait ost is a music studio album recording by. The documentary is directed by douglas gordon and philippe parreno.