Films

Understanding misery with «Les Misérables»

By Loris S. Musumeci · November 27, 2019

I was expecting a lesson in Manichaeism.

Films

A month rich in emotion

By Jonas Follonier · August 13, 2018

Le Regard Libre N° 41 - Jonas Follonier July should be synonymous with summer, and therefore with vacations, but it's not to be...

Sport

What place does play have in modern soccer?

By Diego Taboada · July 31, 2018

Once again this year, the soccer World Cup has probably kept spectators from all countries and all walks of life on the edge of their seats. The ideal opportunity to look back at the transformations of modern soccer and their consequences for what still constitutes the essence of the king of sports: the game.

Sport

Has FIFA changed?

By Clément Guntern · July 25, 2018

Year after year, global sporting events such as the Football World Cup and the Olympic Games have become pharaonic. Has FIFA, criticized for its corruption, succeeded in its transformation towards more democratic governance?

Films

«Diamantino»: a welcome naive innocence

By Hélène Lavoyer · July 16, 2018

Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) – Hélène Lavoyer Le Portugal, vainqueur de la Coupe du Monde ? La question s’est posée...

World

Soccer World Cup: when politics feeds on sport

By Diego Taboada · 10 June 2018

With less than 80 days to go before the start of the World Cup in Russia, diplomatic tensions with the UK threaten to disrupt the event. Just one example of the close relationship between sport and politics.

Society

Matthias Sindelar, the Mozart of soccer

By Nicolas Jutzet · December 16, 2017

PORTRAIT, Nicolas Jutzet | Great heroes are sometimes found on a simple green rectangle. Sindelar, precise in front of goal and courageous elsewhere, is certainly one of them. His story is that of a man who knew how to fight against the obvious, while assuming the importance of his status.