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Germany: A Summer's Fairytale is a Allemand film of genre Documentary directed by Sönke Wortmann released in USA on 3 october 2006

Germany: A Summer's Fairytale (2006)

Germany: A Summer's Fairytale
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Released in USA 3 october 2006
Length 1h48
Directed by
OriginGerman
Rating69% 3.4962553.4962553.4962553.4962553.496255

Deutschland. Ein Sommermärchen, or Germany. A summer's tale is a 2006 documentary film, written, filmed and directed by Sönke Wortmann. The film records German national football team's World Cup 2006 journey, all the way from boot camp in Sardinia to the 3rd-place play-off with Portugal. The title ironically refers to Heinrich Heine's poem "Germany. A winter's tale". As opposed to Heine's melancholic view on Germany this movie illustrates the sanguine and optimistic atmosphere during the World Cup 2006.

The film premiered on 3 October 2006, the German Unity Day. As of end November 2006, circa 4 million people had seen the film in German cinema theaters, making it the most commercially successful German documentary film. The film was shown on December 6, 2006 on German public TV channel ARD and was viewed by more than 10 million people. The DVD was released on 8 February 2007. Parts of the proceeds of the film's merchandising are earmarked for SOS Children's Villages.

Synopsis

S'inspirant du film Les Yeux dans les Bleus, le réalisateur et son caméraman ont filmé de l'intérieur le quotidien de l'équipe au cours de l'épreuve. Le film couvre une période qui va du stage préparatoire à la compétition jusqu'à la fête finale avec les supporteurs allemands à Berlin après le match pour la troisième place remporté contre le Portugal. On y retrouve ainsi les scènes typiques du quotidien des footballeurs telles que les discours des entraîneurs ou la déception après la défaite face à l'Italie en demi-finale. Dans le documentaire, on découvre de manière plus intime les différents joueurs de la sélection. On y apprend par ailleurs que le sélectionneur Jürgen Klinsmann délègue la partie tactique à son adjoint Joachim Löw pour se consacrer à la motivation des joueurs lors de ses « causeries » avant les matchs et pendant les mi-temps.

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