The soccer star was the film-maker’s first contact with spectacle, with ‘a high form of entertainment’
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Darragh Bambrick’s three-part series looks at nine Irish athletes on the long road to Tokyo
Its window into the star’s uncensored world is a far cry from the celeb docs we see today
The word ‘content’ has come to cover any moving image you can stick before punters
Art house classics rub shoulders with Palme d’Or winners and critically acclaimed works
Irish-made films Sea Fever, Vivarium, Arracht and Herself head the line-up this year
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Artist was best known for work with opera singers and on Shakespeare plays
Oscar winner Bernardo Bertolucci was one of Italy's great post-war directors
Only four out of the top 100 films directed by women in BBC poll of critics
Italian industry has gone backwards since the country joined the euro
Thank heavens for ‘120 Beats per Minute’ which communicates affection through sex
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