Libero (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Libero |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1973 |
| length | 85 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Wigbert Wicker |
| script |
Bernt Engelmann Jutta Gruendel Wigbert Wicker |
| production |
Wolfgang Glattes Udo N. of Tyrol |
| music | David Llewellyn |
| camera |
Gernot Roll Atze Glanert Luy Briechle |
| cut | Monika Mertens |
| occupation | |
Libero is a semi- documentary German fiction film that premiered on December 8, 1973 in German cinemas. It is available on DVD without age restriction ( FSK 0 ) in German stores. The film, which was shot under the direction of Wigbert Wicker , is about the life of Franz Beckenbauer and draws a portrait of the football player between sport and everyday life with the aim of portraying the "Kaiser Franz" as realistic as possible.
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The film is aimed primarily at the target group of Beckenbauer fans and, as if by chance, contains numerous advertisements for well-known products. For example, Beckenbauer wears Adidas clothing in his home garden and his wife's “ Marc O'Polo ” imprint is clearly visible. As a vehicle, he owns a Mercedes-Benz .
The focus is on Beckenbauer's sporting performance in his heyday as a professional footballer in the 1970s, when he acted as both libero and team captain of FC Bayern Munich . His ball technique and overview quickly earned him the nickname "Kaiser Franz".
The film shows how a key experience made Beckenbauer think about his career. One of his football colleagues had a bad broken leg in a game. Since the legs represent the “capital” of a football player, it led to depression himself. This even manifested itself in physical signs when he was plagued by a bad nosebleed while playing a game. To make matters worse, fanatics lit the club flags in front of his house and rioted. That brought him to his decision, which he then put into words as follows: "I'm going to quit football."
In addition to a portrait of Beckenbauer, the film offers background information and insights behind the scenes of football. Even then, there was high pressure of expectation on the individual players.
Reviews (selection)
The lexicon of international film describes Libero as "a cinematic tribute that brings nothing new about the athlete or his sport and whose ambitious design (camera, music) is in no relation to the result"
The plot was "confused, football-unreal and in some phases and scenes downright embarrassing," said Ludwig Maibohm at the time .
Trivia
On July 29, 2016, Libero was “honored” as such by Oliver Kalkofe and Peter Rütten in the satirical program The worst films of all time , broadcast on the television station Tele 5 , in which particularly bad films are presented and commented on .
Web links
- Libero in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Libero in the online film database
- Libero at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Horst Vetten: These sows on spiegel.de, accessed on August 21, 2013.
- ^ Libero at filmportal.de , accessed on August 21, 2013.
- ^ Libero in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on August 21, 2013.
- ↑ “Libero” only well in the picture on zeit.de, accessed on August 21, 2013.
- ↑ The broadcast date mentioned on fernsehserien.de