Is Lionel Messi's soccer an art?
This documentary is an invitation to play a game about art and soccer. Lionel Messi is one of the greatest soccer players of our time. Exceptionally so. However, can his technique and skills on the pitch be seen as a work of art?
This is an adventure in which some great soccer celebrities take part. Josep Guardiola, Xavi Hernández, Andrés Iniesta, Luis Suárez, Luis Enrique, Ronaldinho and Jorge Valdano, among others, speak about Messi and bring a broader opinion about the Argentinian star.
In "Messi, the Tenth Art", Ramon Gener, musician, writer, humanist and a great communicator, connects the famous footballer with several artistic disciplines and their most iconic figures: Messi's precociousness with that of Mozart's, his body language with dancing, his talent with that of Picasso's, his universality with Gaudí's or his legacy with Beethoven's.
Although art and soccer might appear antagonistic, this program establishes a parallelism between them and proves that, after all, they aren't that far removed. An amazingly creative program. A relevant and original point of view on the sublime football with which the F.C. Barcelona player delights us.
