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Serving as his rock during these five exceptional days, Eva herself has to learn how to be not only the girlfriend of Franz, but also the woman by the side of celebrity Klammer, without losing her own identity. More familiar is the inclusion of the sickly sweet love story between Franz and his girlfriend, Eva. What makes a winner a winner? His pricey supplier, or his skills and guts? At its centre is the often-overlooked question of sports equipment versus athlete. Not so this one.Ĭhasing the Line not only forgoes the popular trope of “pausing before the climax to have a flashback of one’s life” it also narrows the timeline down to only a few days, like recent sports films such as Borg/McEnroe or Battle of the Sexes (2017), making for a more focused and compelling drama. Most biopics focus on a lifetime of overcoming the odds, as well as the ultimate showdown with an opponent from a rival country. Like cheese”, there is an element of conflict embedded in the story, which rarely makes for good viewing in a sports drama. He had the expectations of a whole nation upon him, plus a marketing campaign that his ski supplier, Fischer, kept pushing repeatedly.Įquipping him with an expensive, new pair of skis, whose “groundbreaking” design Klammer claims “has a hole. But the actual narrative focus lies elsewhere: the movie examines the immense pressure placed on the 22-year-old.
Packed with thrilling race sequences in the white powder, sleek, colourful cars and winter outfits, as well as nostalgia-inducing analogue equipment, the movie evokes the pleasure of a feel-good time capsule and is a testament to one of Austria’s best.
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