Baradwaj rangan rated 3 out of 5 stars in film companion. Tovino ends up in bangalore where he is staying with a distant relative of his. The film begins with a mesmerizing extended shot of the retrosettes sister band performing a cover of you got the love. Diego maradona was a controversial figure on and off the pitch. The film titled simply diego maradonais executive produced and directed by asif kapadia, who directed 2010s senna the story of brazilian motorracing champion ayrton senna and amy, the. The ring of truth sounds quietly, and sometimes not at all, in paolo sorrentinos youth, the italian auteurs occasionally dazzling but lowkey and rambling followup to. There was diego, sweet, insecure, someone signorini says he would do anything for. Hbos diego maradona starts off with a rush of adrenaline, with the viewers behind the wheel of a car speeding through the streets of what i. Youth, il nuovo film del regista napoletano, e tante cose. The story shows his background, what got him here and how he breaks out of this. Maradona, who is the brother of fellow players diego and hugo, played in argentina for boca juniors, in spain for granada. Youth maradona, beautiful scenes from the movie youth.
Great beauty, the director had the pick of hollywood for his next film, youth. Music by mark kozelek and jimmy lavalle ceiling gazing. New maradona documentary will premiere at cannes the bubble. The film is exclusively made of archive footage, with maradonas friends, family and associates such as journalists and personal trainers narrating the story in voiceover. Maradona led club teams to championships in argentina, italy. Youth is a 2015 italian comedydrama film written and directed by paolo sorrentino.
The trailer for the new netflix series maradona in mexico. The aftermath of one such operation by maradona and his best friend sudhi results in a scenario where a politician hires a private team to find these two. He and his partner tito wilson are forced to part ways while on the run. The film was mainly shot in chavakkad, bangalore, vandiperiyar, aluva, and ernakulam. The toll diego maradonas life of partying and indulgence took on him is still plain to see to this day. Maradona, a young man, due to some dangerous situations, moves out of his hometown and reaches bangalore to stay with his distant relatives. But as argentina won the world cup that year, a big deal wasnt made. Weve made six movies and now we are making the young pope tv. Maradona is about tovino who is a gangster on the run for a quotation that went wrong. It is the directors second english language film, and stars michael caine and harvey keitel as best friends who reflect on their lives while holidaying in the swiss alps. Fernando signorini, the man who trained soccer superstar diego armando maradona, tells us that there were two different men inside this nowlegendary player. Maradona is an indian malayalamlanguage film directed by debutant vishnu narayan and starring tovino thomas in the title role.
Theres a grotesquely overweight, asthmatic maradona played by a. Its not actually diego maradona the actor is called, appropriately, roly serrano but. It was written by krishna moorthy and produced by mini studio. With michael caine, harvey keitel, rachel weisz, jane fonda. It has been announced that a new documentary about maradonas days playing with the famous napoli is set to premiere out of competition at cannes film festival this year, and its being directed by none other than oscar winner asif kapadia, the man behind such successful biopics as senna about brazilian race driver ayrton senna and amy. Watch an exclusive clip of the new documentarymovie on the argentina legend. Where the film breaks new ground even to maradona devotees and hardcore fans of italian and argentine football is in highlighting the. And then there was maradona, an invented character, confident to the point of arrogance. The moment the fictional maradona is out of the pool and plodding to the chair. Paolo sorrentinos youth is wasted on the wrong characters film. An injured maradona is in a hideout and the film talks about how this hibernation period has an influence on maradonas perspective towards life. Kapadias film is a gripping account of maradonas playing career until the mid90s, though it is flawed by a lack of new material of the sort he had for his previous film.
On 5th july 1984, diego maradona arrived in naples for a worldrecord fee and for seven years all hell broke loose. New maradona film provides neverbeforeseen look at. I was crying ten minutes into youth and in disarray by its finale. Youth 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The following year maradona won the youth world cup more a less on this own to prove his point. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. A retired orchestra conductor is on vacation with his daughter and his film director best friend in the alps when he receives an invitation from queen elizabeth ii to perform for prince philips birthday. Diego armando maradona, a 24yearold rising and controversial young. For the reference, maradona scored against england in the quarter final game of world cup with his left hand. Diego maradona is an argentinean soccer legend who is widely regarded as one of the best players of all time. Youth is a symphony of emotions, friendship, introspection, career and love. The film s background score and songs were composed by sushin shyam. The hotel is inhabited by other quirky individuals, including a young masseuse, an overweight diego maradona, and miss universe.
Roy fernandes handing over on behalf of the secretarygeneral of iimsam r. Release date announced for diego maradona documentary film. The film centres around maradonas time at napoli where he moved from barcelona with great. Youth just had its middle east premiere at the dubai film festival, one. From oscar award winning documentarian asif kapadia, diego maradona premieres tuesday, october 1 on hbo. Go behind the scenes with sports icon diego maradona, fifa player of the century and. Paolo sorrentino on why maradona has a special place in his. Maradona 2018 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Stunning new film lifts the lid on diego maradonas life of drugs, prostitutes and the mafia while playing for napoli. The worlds most celebrated football genius and the most dysfunctional city in europe were a perfect match for each other. This maradona almost never says a word during the film, which is terribly sad because one feels he is the only person who has a real story to tell.
Postoscar, though, sorrentino could hunt bigger game, and says he. The details of the soundtrack album for paolo sorrentinos drama youth have been revealed. The wry, flamboyant cinematic opera of paolo sorrentino reaches new heights of showy, utterly tasteful magnificence in youth, a meditation on ageing, creativity and. The film concentrates almost entirely on maradonas time in naples between 1984 and 1991, and is a portrayal. A biopic covering the storied life of diego maradona is to. Its one of the more astonishing facts of maradonas fame that neapolitans began to place his image in grottos alongside religious icons, and kapadias film explores how this love was a twoway. Before argentinas kids travelled to japan in august 1979, diego maradona was just another promising youngster hoping to make his name at the elite. Maradona will be in cannes where the film about him will play out of competition. Film lifts lid on maradonas life of drugs, prostitutes. Here where the air is crisp and good for the lungs, movie stars.
Maradona was pissed off and never forgave them for that. After seeing this movie for the first time, sir michael caine wrote writer and director. The film was released on 27 july 2018 across 128 theaters in kerala. Its a film about youth being a state of mind, not a state of being. The film begins with a car chase sequence, similar to william friedkins the french connection or steve mcqueens bullitt. There has always been a debate who was better, messi or maradona. Last picture on right shows the secretarygenerals gratitudesupporting note verbale for the film. Ive also highlighted the films in italics that will require some discerning and serious film watchers i. Diego maradona mundial sub20 world youth japan 1979. The third film from the academy award and baftawinning team behind senna and amy, the film is constructed from over 500 hours of. Diego maradona documentary explores troubled personal life. It opens up the pores with ravishing images and rubs in soothing musical. In this match, diego armando maradona scored two of his most memorable goals. Diego maradona documentary is compelling look at argentina.
Film paolo sorrentinos second englishlanguage film after this must be the place, 2011 is a slow, meditative, deeply felt journey into the minds of two octogenariansretired composer fred michael caine, and his longtime friend, distant relative, and renowned filmmaker mick harvey keitel. In the film, a sports journalist, daniel arcucci, says maradonas notoriety can be understood by comparing two goals he scored in a single 1986 match, when argentina faced england in the world. The young hollywood star, played perfectly by paul dano, limits himself to the same limits of social and physical interaction as the aging composer played by michael caine the english toni servillo, if there ever was one. The sprightly music score is suitable for maradonas energetic performance on the football pitch and erratic lifestyle in naples nightlife.
Paolo sorrentinos youth is wasted on the wrong characters. Maradona began filming in august 2017 and was wrapped in december 2017. In the clip, he is seen heading from the outside of the napoli stadium into a. The film, titled diego maradona, is directed by asif kapadia, whose oeuvre features critically acclaimed biopics senna and amy, which explored the lives and deaths of formula 1 driver ayrton senna and pop singer amy winehouse. The maestro director behind michael caines latest film. Youth awesome video of the legend maradona youtube. Maradonas dialog i am left handed tooyouth 2015 youtube.
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