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A MOVIE FILLED ANTIPASTO TO THE WORLD CUP FEAST
The coming World Cup is a real feast for all soccer fans, and what better “antipasto” than a festival of movies about “the most beautiful game in the world”, as it is called?
From 8 to 11 June, when the Cup takes off, FILEF and the Italian Forum Cultural Centre, with the support of Leichhardt Council, present: Soccer Unites! The Cup Film Festival, featuring seven films from around the world, looking at soccer and its impact on our society. The selection includes the intense The Miracle of Bern, by German director Sonke Wortmann, a poetic portrayal of football in the postwar period when an entire country, Germany, seeks to find itself through participation in the World Cup.
Also not to be missed, Looking for Eric, by the great Ken Loach, an entertaining story and a reflection on the life we live. Its real protagonist is former French champion of Manchester United, Eric Cantona, who plays himself as he attempts to help a man going through a deep existential crisis. Very enjoyable also The Cup, by Tibetan director Khyentse Norbu, portraying the excitement and the joy of Tibetan monks living in an isolated temple, who stop at nothing to watch the 1998 World Cup of in France.
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