Thunder to partner with Walker Art Center to host profile on Zidane

Published on January 11, 2007 under USL First Division (USL-1)
Minnesota Thunder News Release


ST. PAUL, Minn. (Thursday, January 11, 2007) - The Minnesota Thunder and Walker Art Center announced a partnership today to invite soccer fans to join us for Zidane: a 21st Century Portrait

This is a ground-breaking, critically acclaimed film about soccer legend Zinédine Zidane.

Showings will be held at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis on Friday, Feb. 9 at 7:30pm, Saturday, Feb. 10 at 2pm and 7:30 pm, and Sunday Feb. 11 at 2pm

'The only film to lift me out of my seat at Cannes' The Observer

'A must see...mesmerizing' The Guardian

Please view movie trailer at http://www.artificial-eye.com/zidane/trailer.html

There will be a drawing for a Family-4 pack to the 2007 Thunder and Lightning given away at each screening.

As a gift from the Thunder, Lightning, and the Walker Art Center, Thunder and Lightning season ticket holders will get a $2 discount on tickets. The special price will be $6 per ticket. (discount not available online, no limit on number of tickets) For tickets call 612.375.7600 and let them know you are a season ticket holder - Please order tickets by February 1.

The soccer superstar Zinédine Zidane comes to life in a film portrait captured over the course of an entire game between Real Madrid and Villareal. Filmed on seventeen synchronized cameras-each focusing on Zidane from the first touch to the final whistle-this real-time portrait brings you up close to the physical movements, emotional intensity, and unwavering concentration of the soccer phenomenon.

This 360 degree perspective, along with a soundtrack of 80,000 fans, Spanish television announcers, the Scottish band Mogwai, and Zidane's own voice let's you experience the sensations, psychology, and body of a moving athlete.

Movie Info:

Spanish and French with English subtitles.

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



USL First Division Stories from January 11, 2007


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central