Idoli controluce

Italy

• 1965-11-12(IT)
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  Drama
• ▪ 1h-37m

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Overview

Having been assigned by his publisher to write a biography of Omar Sivori, the great footballer, Ugo Sanfelice heads for Torino. Given he is not very knowledgeable about soccer, Ugo tries -several times but in vain - to obtain an appointment from Sivori. Forced to fall back upon persons being or having been in contact with the elusive star, he gets to know young forward-center Moretti and soon becomes friendly with him. The young man confides in him and tells him the whole truth about his own "career" : the training in a small provincial team, the promising debut alongside Sivori, the desertion of his fiancée, the premature decline due to a dissolute life. When Sanfelice finally meets Sivori, he finds that the star is no match - humanely at least - for Moretti and he gives up writing the book at all.

• Enzo BattagliaWriter

  Ennio MorriconeMusic

  Guido CosulichCinematography

  Enzo BattagliaDirector

  Maria RosadaEditor

  Walter NavarraStory