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The Damned United is a 2009 sports drama film directed by Tom Hooper and adapted by Peter Morgan from David Peace's bestselling 2006 novel The Damned Utd – a largely fictional book based on the author's interpretation of Brian Clough's ill-fated tenure as football manager of Leeds United in 1974.
Sep 3, 2009 · An interview with Tom Hooper, the director of The Damned United which is out on DVD and Blu-ray this week in the UK
Jul 4, 2018 · Filtered in a bluish tint to reflect a bygone era, Damned constructs an England to embody Clough’s inner turmoil, using reenacted press conferences, typography and montage to evoke the muted despair of a rain-soaked newspaper.
Oct 9, 2009 · “The Damned United,” briskly directed by Tom Hooper, who did the multi-Emmy-winning “John Adams” HBO series, is a compelling sports film because on one level it doesn’t seem to be about...
He now turns his attentions to The Damned United, the complicated story of Brian Clough’s 44-day management of Leeds United football club in the ‘70s, and talks to us about why it was so important to portray Clough as a rounded character, and not to judge from the benefit of hindsight.
The Damned United is a 2009 sports drama film directed by Tom Hooper and adapted by Peter Morgan from David Peace's bestselling 2006 novel The Damned Utd – a largely fictional book based on the author's interpretation of Brian Clough's ill-fated tenure as football manager of Leeds United in 1974.
Mar 10, 2021 · Peace has vocabulary, syntax, punctuation, and the use of italics; Hooper has deeply-saturated teals and reds, bright purples, the rule of thirds, and the golden spiral. There’s more than a little of the National Portrait Gallery’s collection in this story of a footballing icon.
