Product Description

This is the first release in a series entitled: Spotlight on Chilean Masterworks. Some say in Latin America, football (soccer to the US) is the center of everything. Soccer Stories uses this incredibly favored sport to explore a diverse Chilean geography and culture and link three Chilean lives: a third-division player from Santiago de Chile is handed a life-changing offer; a boy living in the Calama Desert must face making a bold sacrifice; and a football fan stuck in a remote corner of the southern island of Chilé is given an unexpected chance to experience another kind of passion. El Metropolitano has rated this heartfelt film as one of the top ten motion pictures in the history of Chilean cinema. Directed by Andres Wood. Originally released in 1997. Spanish with English subtitles. 87 minutes.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #85297 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-02-07
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Collector's Edition, Color, DVD, Original recording remastered, Restored, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: Spanish
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 87 minutes

Dennis Harve, Variety
Wood maintains a hip tenor via astute pacing, performances and soundtrack-music choices.

About the Actor
Andres Wood, Director: Machuca, La Fiebre Del Loco

Customer Reviews

GOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAL
Soccer is the common thread between these three distinctly different stories. They are filmed in the Central, Northern and Southern parts of Chile. They portray the lives of men, boys, youth and oldies. They express violence, innocence and sheer joy. I liked the movies in the reverse order in which they were shown. They are extremely well directed and well acted. I would have given it five stars had it been technically superior. The sub titles move too fast for comfort; but so does the Chilean tongue! :-)

Soccer Stories
Just what I was looking for as a companion to "Real Madrid, The Movie". I was surprised to find it with English subtitiles, and I definitely recommend it for those fans who still do no have little soccer balls running through their bloodstream.