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Fußball wie noch nie
aka Football as Never Before
Screening: Monday 17 July, 6:30pm
West Germany
1971
Director: Hellmuth Costard
George Best
Colour
105 min
DVD
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On 12th September 1970, Manchester United beat Coventry 2:0 in a league match. It was not an important victory; but a record was preserved of the match that is probably unique in the history of film and television. Using eight 16mm cameras, Hellmuth Costard, one of the most important experimental filmmakers in German cinema of the 60s and 70s, followed every move over the 90 minutes of the mercurial George Best. The cameras are trained on Best throughout, and we follow the progress of the game only through his actions and reactions. We only see the ball when it comes near Best, and most of the time it is only Best in shot. Never before has the spectator had such a clear view of a player’s progress through a match and his attempts to “read the game”.
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Screened with the support of the Goethe Institue
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