Heinz Flohe - who danced with the ball
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Heinz Flohe - who danced with the ball |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2015 |
| length | 104 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Frank Steffan , John David Seidler |
| script | Frank Steffan, John David Seidler |
| production | Frank Steffan, John David Seidler, Gerd Köster (speaker), Ralf Friedrichs (research) |
| music | Dirk Schlömer |
| camera | John David Seidler, Konstantin Adenauer |
| cut | Bernhard Reddig, John David Seidler |
Heinz Flohe - Who danced with the ball is a documentary by Frank Steffan from 2015 . The film deals with the life and career of professional footballer Heinz Flohe , who died as the first member of the German world championship squad in 1974 under tragic circumstances in 2013.
Background and plot
General information about the film
Starting in January 2014, Frank Steffan made a documentary about the football professional Heinz Flohe, who died in 2013, which intensively describes Flohe's Bundesliga and national team career, which lasted from 1966 to 1979. Numerous original film recordings can be seen, including many previously unreleased. Flohe won the German championship title once with 1. FC Köln and the DFB Cup three times . With the German national soccer team , Heinz Flohe became world champion in 1974 and vice European champion in 1976 .
The plot of the film is based on the life and career path of the footballer, who is called by many as "Flocke". The focus is particularly on the football of the 1970s, which offered more space for great technicians and, thanks to its non-commercial orientation, evokes the feeling of football romanticism in the present.
On March 15, 2015, the premiere of the film took place in Cologne's Residenz Kino, which attracted a lot of media attention.
Value for football
On the one hand, the film illuminates the multi-layered personality of the footballer, on the other hand, the filmmakers want to redefine Flea's valuation, which is classified as too low, and thus redefine his footballing status for German football. For this reason, 33 contemporary witnesses, including many former national players, comment on the topic. In the documentation, Jupp Heynckes describes Flea as an "artist". Günter Netzer emphasizes that there was no one in Germany who achieved Flea's technical skills: "He was so incredibly good, did things that none of us could do, not even the really great players in Germany." A statement made by Jupp Kapellmann , 1974 world champion and three-time Champions League winner with Bayern Munich, is supported: “Today, Heinz Flohe would break the 100 million mark or, in general, any transfer record.” For him, this is outside of any discussion. Franz Beckenbauer describes Flohe in the documentation as "one of the best technicians in the world" of his time.
Pioneer of modern soccer technology
In the film, his technical ability is highlighted separately through many outstanding game scenes. For many experts, Flohe was a pioneer of modern football technology and a pioneer for players such as Mario Götze or Mesut Özil . The then DFB President Wolfgang Niersbach makes the statement in the documentary that "the player who comes closest to him is Mesut Özil, who also has this ease in the game and the closeness between genius and madness."
The central message of the film, that Flea revolutionized football with its extraordinary technology, is indirectly confirmed by the many contemporary witnesses. For many, he is one of the first to force tempo dribbling and to introduce the so-called step-over into German football.
Media aversion and national team
A big topic in the documentation is the extreme media aversion of Heinz Flohe, mentioned by many interview partners. Because he refused almost all interview requests from the relevant media during his football career, he lacked an important lobby. Many contemporary witnesses justify u. a. thus his number (39) of international appearances is far too low in relation to his exceptional skills. His national team competitors in midfield, Günter Netzer and his Cologne club mate Wolfgang Overath , acted much more confidently in this area. In addition, the relationship between Flohe and national coach Helmut Schön was described as aloof.
Tragic way of life
The personal tragedy of Flea is also discussed, as he had to abruptly end his career at 1860 Munich after a gross foul by his opponent Paul Steiner . The long-term consequences of the serious injury limited Flea's health considerably, even after his professional career. Companions like u. a. Carl-Heinz Rühl and his advisor Rüdiger Schmitz establish a connection between morphine and cortisone and later, constant heart problems. On May 11th, 2010 he collapsed on the street after the celebration of the inauguration of the new boxing gym of the then boxing world champion Felix Sturm . After his discovery and successful resuscitation measures, he was placed in an artificial coma, from which he did not wake up. Heinz Flohe died on June 15, 2013 after more than three years in a vegetative state.
Awards
At the 11mm football film festival in 2015, the production took second place in the audience award, making it the best German film in this category.
Reviews
“If there are moments during a film in which you want to crawl with pleasure on the screen or screen and beg: 'Please never let that pass,' then you know for yourself that it is a good film. A bit of gratitude spreads, as there are far too few good films about soccer and footballers. Maybe just too little that you know. The last two to be remembered are likely to have been 'Das Sommermärchen' and 'The Team'. Both works that cannot be compared with 'Heinz Flohe - Who danced with the ball'. "
"104 minutes that get under your skin ... The Flea film - nice memory of a football genius and a great person."
“'Heinz Flohe - who danced with the ball.' A wonderful film that Frank Steffan succeeded in doing. When he visited our editorial office to demonstrate his work, it had just been announced that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar would be played in winter. They discussed the excesses of modern football, the soul of commerce, billions and nepotism long ago. But Steffan had brought a large piece of football romance with him. "
“The template came from the big screen. And the over 270 spectators in the jam-packed residence immediately got on board. Standing ovations for Heinz Flohe. The film biography 'Who danced with the ball' swept everyone away. 'The times are coming back,' said Toni Schumacher - on behalf of everyone. Flockes former companion was visibly moved when leaving the film house. 'A great film that a lot of people should watch,' said the Vice President of FC. "
“Thanks to an extraordinary film, 'Flocke' lives on in the hearts of football fans. Not transfigured. Not raised on a pedestal it doesn't belong on. Not a whitewashed piece of work like 'Das Sommermärchen' or even 'The Team', with which the DFB wanted to show how oh so natural the German national team is. No, the film 'Heinz Flohe - Who danced with the ball' is the chronology of a life that had too many ups and downs and was influenced at crucial moments by inexplicable incomprehension. "
"After 104 minutes in the world of Heinz Flohe, who died in June 2013 after three years in a vegetative state, the only question that remains is: Why aren't there more sports films of this kind in Germany?"
Web links
- Heinz Flohe - The one who danced with the ball film website
- Heinz fleas - The one with the ball danced in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Movie pays homage to world champion Heinz Flohe. At: DFB.de.
- ↑ "Heinz Flohe danced with the ball." Özil, Götze or Reus would not exist without this player. Testimony from contemporary witnesses. At: Focus.de. March 25, 2015, accessed March 26, 2015.
- ↑ A wonderful end to the football film festival. Announcement of the winners. At: 11-mm.de. March 24, 2015.
- ↑ fotos-hochladen.net , KICKER, April 20, 2015.
- ↑ u.jimdo.com , BILD, March 16, 2015.
- ↑ mopo.de , Hamburger Morgenpost, March 12, 2015.
- ↑ express.de , Express, March 16, 2015.
- ↑ Abendzeitung-muenchen.de , Abendzeitung, May 21, 2015.
- ↑ sueddeutsche.de , Süddeutsche Zeitung, November 11, 2015.
