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Diego Maradona

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Diego Maradona

Additional information

Year

2019

Size/Type

UK Quad (30" x 40") Double Sided

Country of Origin

British / UK

Condition

Near Mint minus / Originally Rolled (as issued)

Director

Asif Kapadia

Actor/Actress

Diego Maradona

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“Naples and Maradona were made for each other…It was both the best and worst place for him.”

Made by the multi award winning team responsible for the excellent “AMY” & “SENNA”, “Diego Maradona” tells the story (warts & all) of the Argentinian football genius Diego Armando Maradona during his spell at the Italian Serie A Club SSC Napoli. His notable on-field achievements are covered referencing some amazing archival match footage, but Asif Kapadia’s film is as much about Maradona’s gradual decline, charting his problems with drug abuse and his relationship with one of Naples’ most notorious crime syndicates. The accompanying 2019 UK quad film poster to promote the release features a fantastic close up Maradona head shot of the god-like football maestro with a perceived halo. The advertising campaign was very low key and the UK film poster that accompanied the extremely limited cinema release is truly scarce. Guaranteed original, it is presented in excellent rolled (as issued) condition it appears almost faultless with minimal handling wear and represents a truly fine piece of desirable and collectable original film movie, sports, football memorabilia for one of the sport’s greatest and most controversial personalities.

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Film Description

Diego Maradona Movie Poster

“Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the career of celebrated football player Diego Armando Maradona, the Argentine international who played for S.S.C. Napoli in the 1980s.”

It has been nearly three decades since his stay in the city came to an abrupt and controversial end, but in Naples, it’s almost as if Diego Maradona never really left.

Beneath the glass roof of the Galleria Umberto I, a life-size cardboard cutout stands beside the doorway of a small souvenir shop. Inside, an entire corner has been stocked – shrine-like – with Maradona merchandise. There are fridge magnets, shot glasses, scarves and tiny figurines with black hair and white number tens hand-painted on the back of their azure shirts. Similar trinkets are available in just about any of the gift shops dotted around the city centre.

Maradona’s name still appears in graffiti on countless walls and roll-down shutters for miles around; framed photographs of him seem to hang behind every bar. There are murals, too. In the Spanish Quarter he is portrayed in his prime, mid-dribble. In the suburb of San Giovanni a Teduccio, a painting of him in middle-age, hair and beard flecked with grey, surveys his kingdom from the side of a tower block.

Still, after all the years, Diego Armando Maradona remains a Neapolitan obsession.

Maradona joined SSC Napoli in 1984. He had endured a difficult two years at Barcelona before that where, hindered by injury, he had failed to meet the lofty expectations that came with the then-world record transfer fee they had paid to Boca Juniors.

Though Italy – by this stage the best league in the world – was a logical next step for Maradona, his choice of club came as a surprise. Napoli had narrowly avoided relegation at the end of the 1983/84 season and had never won a league title in their history. They were an unfashionable club from one of the poorest cities in Europe, looked down upon by supporters of wealthier teams from the more affluent cities in the Italian north.

That they could attract one of the finest footballers in the world was seen as a miraculous coup and news of Maradona’s arrival triggered scenes of wild celebration in the streets.

Ultimately, as his ubiquity in present-day Naples highlights, Maradona was a success in the city. He played a prominent role in Napoli’s Serie A title wins in 1987 and 1990 and led them to the UEFA Cup in 1989. He was a Napoli player when he helped Argentina to World Cup glory in Mexico in 1986. All of these triumphs contributed to the God-like status he assumed in the city.

Though his on-field achievements are covered, Kapadia’s film is as much about Maradona’s gradual decline, charting his problems with drug abuse and his relationship with one of Naples’ most notorious crime syndicates.

“The biggest cycle happened in Naples. That’s where he becomes the best player in the world, wins the World Cup, wins the championship with a team that’s never won anything before… But that’s also where all his problems really started.”

 

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US Posters

LOBBY CARD
11 x 14″ printed on heavy stock paper. Used as display in theatre lobbies. Originally made in sets of eight. Some sets have a title card, which contains credits and artwork, essentially a mini-poster. The remaining seven cards are coloured photographic credits and poster artwork showing different scenes from the movie.

WINDOW CARD
14 x 22″ printed on heavy stock paper with the top 4-6 inches usually left blank for the local cinema owner to fill in the cinema and the date it was due to play. Largely discontinued during the 1970’s.

HALF SHEET
22 x 28″ printed on heavy stock paper. The image displayed is normally a smaller version of the main poster, although some do have different artworks and sometimes come in two versions.

INSERT
14 x 36″ printed on heavy stock paper. Inserts usually have the same artwork as a one sheet. Popular with collectors since they are smaller and easier to frame. Normally come tri folded or rolled.

STYLE Y/FORTY BY SIXTY
40 x 60″ printed on heavy stock paper. Rare since they were primarily used for major motion pictures only. Designed to be used outside the theatre, on an easel, normally at a drive-in movie theatre.

ONE-SHEET
27 x 41″ printed on paper. This is the most common size of poster, intended to be displayed in a glass “marquee” case. It is the most sought after size by collectors. Since the 1980’s most posters are sent to the theatre rolled and maybe slightly smaller measuring 27″ by 40″ and with the advent of backlit light boxes a growing number of modern movie posters are available double-sided and the more traditional single-sided.

THREE-SHEET
41 x 81″ printed on paper. These were printed on two or three separate sheets designed to overlap, few survive. Used for larger advertising spaces, normally posted on walls, perfect for huge movie theatres the drive-in, where people could see them from a distance. From the 1970’s on, three-sheets were sometimes printed in one piece and issued as “international” versions to be used abroad.

BRITISH Posters

BRITISH QUAD
30 x 40″ Most common poster size used in the UK. British Quads are horizontal and may have different artwork to the US one sheet. Like a US one sheet they normally come in two versions. Like a US one sheet they are usually supplied single-sided or more commonly now as a double sided poster.

BRITISH ONE-SHEET
27 X 40″, printed on paper. Very rarely used size.

ITALIAN Posters

ITALIAN LOCANDINA
13 x 28″ six inches shorter than the US insert, very nice size to frame. Italian poster illustrators are some of the best in the industry.

ITALIAN PHOTOBUSTA
18 x 26″ Glossy, high quality, used as lobby cards in Italy. Size may vary, either vertical or horizontal format. There are also double Photobusta or mini Photobusta.

2-FOGLIO (DUE)
(DUE): 39 x 55″ This is the standard poster size used in Italy. Italian poster illustrators are some of the best in the industry.

4-FOGLIO
(QUATTRO) 55 x 79″ Very large Italian poster printed in two pieces, often contains very beautiful artwork.

FRENCH Posters

FRENCH
47 x 63″ (GRANDE) or 24 x 33″ (PETITE) French movie posters normally come with different artwork to either the US or the UK. Like the Italian’s some of the artwork is extrememly beautiful.