Asif Kapadia on Diego Maradona, and how it's different from his previous two documentaries Senna and Amy
4 years, 4 months ago

Asif Kapadia on Diego Maradona, and how it's different from his previous two documentaries Senna and Amy

Firstpost  

Academy Award-winning British Indian filmmaker Asif Kapadia opens up on interacting with Diego Maradona, who was the only alive subject of the three documentaries he has directed so far. Asif Kapadia, an Academy Award-winning British Indian filmmaker, is in India to promote his documentary on legendary Argentine retired football player Diego Maradona, that will release in the country this Friday on 11 October by PVR Pictures. Below is a quick chat with the director on what makes Diego Maradona different, the booming documentary scene in India, and whether his Oscar helped him consolidate his position. Winning an Oscar for Amy didn’t make directing Maradona easy.

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Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia was on US watch list for a decade after he was reported by limo driver
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia was on US watch list for a decade after he was reported by limo driver

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy British film director Asif Kapadia, who won an Oscar for his …

Diego Maradona: How to watch the acclaimed documentary for free in the UK
4 years, 4 months ago

Diego Maradona: How to watch the acclaimed documentary for free in the UK

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Fans are in mourning over the news that football legend Diego …

Maradona is like a gangster film: Asif Kapadia on his biopic on the legend
5 years, 5 months ago

Maradona is like a gangster film: Asif Kapadia on his biopic on the legend

Hindustan Times  

British filmmaker Asif Kapadia is on an India trip to launch his film Diego Maradona. “The main thing that came out of making the film is this contrast in the image of Maradona as this tough macho guy, the Latin footballer, drug addict; and the real person who is quite vulnerable, lost and lonely despite being among people,” Kapadia says. …

Meeting Diego Maradona was a not an easy task: Asif Kapadia
5 years, 5 months ago

Meeting Diego Maradona was a not an easy task: Asif Kapadia

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The chaos, the genius, the media’s and the world’s endless fascination with him – that is Diego Maradona. His rise from street kid to home-based superstar at Boca Juniors is a pivotal journey, and a priceless rags-to-riches story, while his world record transfer to Barcelona and his tempestuous spell with the Catalan giants is riddled with controversy, not least …

Diego Maradona movie review: Asif Kapadia gives football’s flashiest figure the true-crime treatment
5 years, 5 months ago

Diego Maradona movie review: Asif Kapadia gives football’s flashiest figure the true-crime treatment

Hindustan Times  

Diego Maradona Director - Asif Kapadia Diego Maradona movie review: Director Asif Kapadia returns to examine the price of fame. Watch the Diego Maradona trailer here Stylistically similar to his previous documentaries, Kapadia retains a video essay style that relies exclusively on archival footage and freshly conducted audio interviews, including new confessions by the man himself. Diego Maradona, the film, …

Maradona is unconventional, says Asif Kapadia
5 years, 5 months ago

Maradona is unconventional, says Asif Kapadia

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Asif Kapadia’s upcoming documentary tackles a larger-than-life icon, Diego Maradona someone whose immense talent has affected millions, inspiring and exciting audiences all around the globe, and living a life that unfolds against a backdrop of controversy and tragedy. PVR Pictures brings to India the life story of Diego Maradona on 11th October 2019. Maradona is a household name, lauded …

Diego Maradona is brilliant and yet self-destructive, says director Asif Kapadia
5 years, 5 months ago

Diego Maradona is brilliant and yet self-destructive, says director Asif Kapadia

Deccan Chronicle  

Diego Maradona marks the third instalment in a trilogy of innovative, hard-hitting feature documentaries from the Academy Award-winning team behind SENNA and AMY – Asif Kapadia. Maradona is a household name, lauded as one of the greatest footballers ever to grace the game, a man who has smashed transfer records, dragging an under-achieving Italian football club, Napoli, to title-winning glory …

Jorge Cyterszpiler had the vision to make Diego Maradona’s documentary for 40 years
5 years, 5 months ago

Jorge Cyterszpiler had the vision to make Diego Maradona’s documentary for 40 years

Deccan Chronicle  

The third film from the Academy Award and BAFTA-winning director behind SENNA and AMY, Asif Kapadia and producer Paul Martin constructed Diego Maradona’s documentary from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage from his personal archive with the full support by the man, Maradona himself. Asif Kapadia was first approached to make a Maradona movie by producer Paul Martin during the …

Diego Maradona: Asif Kapadia's documentary on legendary footballer to release in India on 11 October
5 years, 6 months ago

Diego Maradona: Asif Kapadia's documentary on legendary footballer to release in India on 11 October

Firstpost  

Diego Maradona starts at the juncture when the footballer was at the helm of his career and was transferred to Naples for a world-record deal in July, 1984 Oscar-winning filmmaker Asif Kapadia’s Diego Maradona, a documentary which charts the journey of the eponymous controversial footballer, will release in India on 11 October, reports Indo Asian News Service. Diego Maradona was …

Diego Maradona film director Asif Kapadia: ‘We found half the footage in a trunk in Buenos Aires’
5 years, 9 months ago

Diego Maradona film director Asif Kapadia: ‘We found half the footage in a trunk in Buenos Aires’

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ahead of the release of Diego Maradona, the …

Soccer god Maradona’s rise and fall in Asif Kapadia’s doc
5 years, 10 months ago

Soccer god Maradona’s rise and fall in Asif Kapadia’s doc

Associated Press  

CANNES, France — Asif Kapadia initially passed when, in 2012, producer Paul Martin approached him about making a documentary on Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona. Kapadia this week premiered the result, “Diego Maradona,” at the Cannes Film Festival, where “Amy” also made its debut. “If you’re making a documentary, the minute I cut to a talking head, you become aware …

Diego Maradona shows many sides of the legend
5 years, 10 months ago

Diego Maradona shows many sides of the legend

The Hindu  

At a crucial juncture in Asif Kapadia’s much-awaited documentary on Diego Maradona, that premiered at Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, an eloquent comment is made about the essential ambiguity in the Argentinian football legend’s life: “Diego has nothing to do with Maradona. But Maradona drags him everywhere.” It’s this personal as opposed to the public persona; the individual/human being against …

Amy director Asif Kapadia set to make Maradona documentary
9 years, 2 months ago

Amy director Asif Kapadia set to make Maradona documentary

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Documentarian Asif Kapadia has announced that his …

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