The Second Game ( Al doilea joc ) ( The 2nd Game )

The Second Game (DVD) (*)

$42.99

Original Title: Al doilea joc
Alternate Title: The 2nd Game
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
Romanian ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
97 min + 20 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Booklet

Movie filmed in 2014 and produced in:
Romania ( Russia, Eastern Europe )

Directed By:
Corneliu Porumboiu

Written By:
Corneliu Porumboiu

Actors:
Adrian Porumboiu ..... Himself
Corneliu Porumboiu ..... Himself

Synopsis:

The Romanian director Corneliu Porumboiu brings history close to home in this ingenious conceptual documentary. The film's images are a grainy video rebroadcast of a 1988 soccer game in Bucharest between two teams affiliated, respectively, with the Army and the secret police-a game for which Porumboiu's father, Adrian, was the referee. In lieu of the broadcast's original live sports commentary, Porumboiu fills the soundtrack with his own real-time discussion with his father, who, at the time of the match, was receiving death threats. Their talks reveal the former referee's insights into the political conflicts hidden behind the on-field struggle, his psychological probe of the players' personalities, and his own state of mind and plan of action while he deployed his power in the interest of a well-ordered microcosm. The resulting clash of sound and image gives the game the amplitude and the depth of a fictional work, and offers allegorical implications for a society that was on the verge of drastic change.

Filmmaker Corneliu Porumboiu discusses a snowy soccer match from 1988 with his father, who was the head referee for the game.

The film integrally depicts the Dinamo - Steaua footbal derby played on December 3, 1988; the game is commented on by Porumboiu and his father, Adrian, the referee of that match.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 08 October, 2015.

Customers who bought this product also purchased

The Great Spirit (2019) (Blu-Ray)

Tinto Brass Presents - Erotic Short Stores (12 Films) - 2-DVD Set (DVD)

When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism (DVD)