Bloomfield (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Bloomfield |
| Original title | Bloomfield |
| Country of production |
United Kingdom of Israel |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1971 |
| length | 99 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Richard Harris Uri Zohar |
| script |
Wolf Mankowitz Richard Harris based on a novel by Joseph Gross |
| production |
John Heyman Wolf Mankowitz |
| music |
Johnny Harris Maurice Gibb |
| camera | Otto Heller |
| cut | Kevin Connor |
| occupation | |
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Bloomfield is a 1969 British-Israeli drama film directed by and starring Richard Harris in the role of a football player in a life crisis. Romy Schneider can be seen in the female lead at his side .
action
Israel in the late 1960s. Eitan is a celebrated striker on his soccer team and at the same time the idol of the young Nimrod. His father promises him to take him to the possibly last game of the aging football player in Bloomfield Stadium, but only if Nimrod's academic performance is correct. But there lies the problem: his transfer is at risk, as the boy prefers to stay on the soccer field and kick the leather there herself. Nimrod assumes, with good reason, that the father will now not keep his promise and therefore hitchhikes to meet his hero personally at Bloomfield Stadium. Eitan himself has long since passed his career zenith, but he has repeatedly allowed himself to be persuaded to add one more game and one more game. His girlfriend Nira, who is on her way to fame as a talented sculptor, also wants him to finally quit and find a “decent” job. But who wants it anyway? A post as coach promised by his club is not yet “dry”, certain “friends” are proving to be unreliable.
The last straw before the final decline is Yasha, of all people, an unscrupulous fellow player who tells Eitan that if he makes sure that his club loses the next game, he no longer needs to worry about his future. Even a luxurious car “waves” as a gift. Eitan refuses at first, but the fear of losing Nira, Yasha's pressure and the anger about the attitude of his club's board finally make him collapse. Only the little Nimrod, for whom he is the great hero, Eitan offers a pleasant change. They both take a wild ride to the beach together. When the next crucial game is coming up, Eitan gets drunk uninhibited. Only when he disappoints Nimrod and Nira washes his head properly does Eitan come to his senses and intend to rearrange his life. At the second half of the decisive game, he walks onto the field and once again gives all his strength to lead the team to victory.
Production notes
Bloomfield , the only directorial work by the actor Harris, was created in 1969 and was first presented in June 1971 at the Berlinale . The German mass start was on August 31, 1973. In the USA, Bloomfield was awarded in 1973 under the title The Hero .
This was the last film for veteran camera veteran Otto Heller . Shortly after filming was over, he fell seriously ill and died in February 1970. Richard Macdonald designed the film structures.
Reviews
“As a director and an actor, Mr. Harris is not someone who shows indifference to himself. His appearance is overflowing with focal points aimed at sympathy and imprecise anger. But this film is also mannered. (...) Through this film, Romy Schneider strolls through the majority of her adult career: like a fogged riddle, beautiful, mysterious and unexciting. The boy, Kim Burfield, is a consummate actor - but he's been given a lot of leash, in the style of Mr. Harris. "
"Sentimental moody, played unattractively."
"Dilettante staged emotional kitsch with occasional poetic impulses."
Individual evidence
Web links
- full review in the New York Times
- Bloomfield in the Internet Movie Database (English)