So, whether or not "Bend It..." is yer cuppa tea There are a couple of Soccer themed movies showing over the next month in NYC. Sunday May 17th at the Asia Society " The Game Of Their Lives " From 2002, an award winning Documentary about the '66 W.C. quarterfinalist NKorean team that beat Italy. http://www.asiasociety.org and May 30th/ June 8th at Walter Reade/Lincoln Center: " Ultimo Stadio " New Italian feature about Roman family life on the Eve of the Championship Final. http://www.filmlinc.com/wrt/programs/6-2003/italy.htm
I live just a few blocks from the Asia Society and saw the screening today-wonderful film. Great to see the match play in color-is the official '66 Fifa film in color, BTW? The interviews w/ Rivera & Mazzola are pretty funny too. There is a story about the dorm room they stayed in before the Portugal match that is touching and funny as well. In whatever format you can see it in, please do,as I'm sure everybody on these boards will enjoy.
I caught it too. Well worth the ten bucks. I think the official FIFA film was in color but the TV coverage was in b&w - the footage that had commentary over it was in b&w. IIRC, 1970 was the first World Cup to be televised in color. Anyway, I loved how the people of Middlesbrough got behind the North Koreans, especially the kids who brought the North Korean flag to Liverpool. It might not seem that big a deal, but that was at the height of the Cold War and only 13 years removed from the Korean War. And anytime you can get any footage from North Korea, it's a must-see. Here's the BBC link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/the_game_of_their_lives.shtml