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Maradona - the documentary details the life of probably the greatest ever footballer through the eyes of filmmaker Emir Kusturica.
This is not a film showcasing Maradona's career from start to finish. There is an initial proviso for watching this documentary, which is that you must already be aware of his foot-balling contributions. You must be willing to accept that he is the greatest player of all time. This is because the filmmaker shares this very opinion and so do the rest of the people in this documentary. There are no comparisons to players such as Garrincha, George Best or even Eusebio; in fact no other player is ever mentioned. Instead it highlights his life after his football career ended and is mixed with renaissance, redemption and political issues alike. You get to see Maradona the person, Maradona the so called `god' like figure and the family man. It mainly focuses on the time he gained weight and was hospitalised during 2004. The life of Maradona is dealt with in a highly subjective manner and is more of a fusion between the Director's own philosophy and that of Maradona's `current' life.
Yes it is flawed and despite it being not quite what you would expect, it is still an enjoyable film and the unconventional nature of the filmmaker, coupled with his narration - is at times refreshing. You do get to see footage of some of his goals and the `goal of the century' is repeated throughout the film - but with a slight twist! There are also some scenes of Emir Kusturica's other films which are carefully constructed into the documentary so they look to fit the purpose.
This is in fact a raw film; its independent cinema which does not set out to please anyone. As a viewer you may not gain any real further knowledge on Maradona, but the sheer unadulterated footage is still great insight. The key point the film makes is to open our eyes to the tremendous and god like following one former footballer has in his home country. It shows living proof of this. The goings on at the Church of Maradona are delved into, and again further proves that the scale of the following is both shocking and awe-inspiring.
Football may be a religion in the South American neck of the woods but the popularity of the documentary is sure to extend further to an audience beyond the average football fanatic.
This is not a film showcasing Maradona's career from start to finish. There is an initial proviso for watching this documentary, which is that you must already be aware of his foot-balling contributions. You must be willing to accept that he is the greatest player of all time. This is because the filmmaker shares this very opinion and so do the rest of the people in this documentary. There are no comparisons to players such as Garrincha, George Best or even Eusebio; in fact no other player is ever mentioned. Instead it highlights his life after his football career ended and is mixed with renaissance, redemption and political issues alike. You get to see Maradona the person, Maradona the so called `god' like figure and the family man. It mainly focuses on the time he gained weight and was hospitalised during 2004. The life of Maradona is dealt with in a highly subjective manner and is more of a fusion between the Director's own philosophy and that of Maradona's `current' life.
Yes it is flawed and despite it being not quite what you would expect, it is still an enjoyable film and the unconventional nature of the filmmaker, coupled with his narration - is at times refreshing. You do get to see footage of some of his goals and the `goal of the century' is repeated throughout the film - but with a slight twist! There are also some scenes of Emir Kusturica's other films which are carefully constructed into the documentary so they look to fit the purpose.
This is in fact a raw film; its independent cinema which does not set out to please anyone. As a viewer you may not gain any real further knowledge on Maradona, but the sheer unadulterated footage is still great insight. The key point the film makes is to open our eyes to the tremendous and god like following one former footballer has in his home country. It shows living proof of this. The goings on at the Church of Maradona are delved into, and again further proves that the scale of the following is both shocking and awe-inspiring.
Football may be a religion in the South American neck of the woods but the popularity of the documentary is sure to extend further to an audience beyond the average football fanatic.
Format:DVD
Given Maradona's dramatic career and life, not one minute of this film should have been dull. There is stock footage, but rather than a documentry on his life, most of this film is spent following him and the director around in the current day. It has it's moments of interest such as showing Maradona as a left wing activist which sets him apart from most high profile sporting legends. But as a whole, far too much of this film was dragged out. When Maradona talks he is very interesting, but I didn't care who the director was and thought we saw too much of him, and other groups like the Chruch of Maradona who got far too much camera time!
Format:DVD
Most of the other reviews on this documadness hit the spot particularly those of Colin C and Axis. Annoying in parts yet utterly engrossing at others. The film shows the madness of King Maradona, opening him up at points to show his ugly innards. As Colin says it is a little short on footage of the true genius of this idiot-savant but I'm sure there must be other DVD's that cover his career properly. Maradona is as much a product of the abuse he suffered at the hands of coaches, club doctors, agents and advisors as he is of the way he abused himself, Jimmy Burns excellent book The Hand of God covers this and is a real eye opener. I really enjoyed this film and the quirky directing, editing and music add to the entertainment. Highly recommended as much to those that hate the man as to those of us that can't help liking him.
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Quirky and Enjoyable
As other reviewers have mentioned, this film by Emir Kusturica is not a cool, thorough overview of Maradona's life and career. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Colin C
Its about Maradona AND Kusturica
Im probably one of the few people that wanted to see this dvd becouse of Kusturica, not Maradona. I have probably watched all his movies and I concider him as Europe's most gifted... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Axis
D-I-E-G-O
Given the trials and tribulations of Maradona it's not hard to understand why any documentary maker would want to make a film about this subject. Read more
Published 21 months ago by R Hernandez
Greater than God
Awesome man,this Diegoman, there will be a few more films to be made about him.He is so colorful and fresh and shame that there has never been a fussbal player ever like him. Read more
Published on 24 Jun 2009 by Mogadin Ali
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