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Re: Latin-American football films?
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william elliott <[log in to unmask]>
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Film and TV Studies Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 16 Jan 1996 20:48:56 -0500
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On Tue, 16 Jan 1996, Donald Larsson wrote:
 
> I'm afraid I know next to nothing about "soccer" in Latin American films,
> though it seems to me that Pele has had a few film roles, but for
> European films, I can think of two: THIS SPORTING LIFE and THE GOALIE'S
> ANXIETY AT THE PENALTY KICK.
 
Don:
 
While you are correct on the latter film, the former (THIS SPORTING LIFE)
is about rugby football and not soccer.  John Huston's VICTORY seems to
me the best use of soccer as the basis of a mainstream "Hollywood" film.
 
Bill Elliott
 
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