Review of the film "Pelé: the birth of a legend"

  • Guilherme Moreira Caetano Pinto Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Ponta Grossa-PR, Brasil
  • Miguel Archanjo Freitas Júnior Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Ponta Grossa-PR, Brasil
  • Bruno Pedroso Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Ponta Grossa-PR, Brasil
  • Bruno José Gabriel Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Ponta Grossa-PR, Brasil
Keywords: Football, Athletes, Cinema as subject

Abstract

The present work aims to review the film Pelé: the birth of a Legend, an american production released in 2016. The work relates the trajectory of the soccer player Edson Arantes do Nascimento, popularly known as Pelé, with emphasis in your childhood until the 1958 world cup. The film focuses a world-known athlete, and by cinematographying such player, it evidences various difficulties different in the life of the protagonist, highlighting superficially social issues and the brazilian style of play, called "Ginga". The work's conclusion, based on achievements of the Pelé, highlighting an achievement of 1958 in adverse conditions, demonstrating the birth of Pelé for the word, and the recognition of "Ginga" as a beautiful, brazilian style of play.

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Published
2018-10-14
How to Cite
Pinto, G. M. C., Freitas Júnior, M. A., Pedroso, B., & Gabriel, B. J. (2018). Review of the film "Pelé: the birth of a legend&quot;. RBFF - Brazilian Journal of Futsal and Football, 10(38), 375-381. Retrieved from https://www.rbff.com.br/index.php/rbff/article/view/658
Issue
Vol. 10 No. 38 (2018)
Section
Letters to the Editor

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