{"id":12318,"date":"2011-07-05T20:06:26","date_gmt":"2011-07-05T19:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=12318"},"modified":"2011-07-05T20:42:21","modified_gmt":"2011-07-05T19:42:21","slug":"interview-liz-garbus-on-bobby-fischer-against-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2011\/07\/05\/interview-liz-garbus-on-bobby-fischer-against-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Liz Garbus on Bobby Fischer Against The World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bobby Fischer Against The World<\/a><\/strong> is a new documentary about the rise and fall of the legendary American chess player<\/a> and his 1972 match<\/a> with Boris Spassky<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The film explores Fischer’s rapid rise to national fame and the political significance of his clash with Spassky, which attracted global media coverage as a wider Cold War<\/a> confrontation between America and Russia.<\/p>\n

It then delves into the later years of his life as he effectively retired at the peak of his career and became a wandering enigma, exiled from his own country, making controversial statements after 9\/11, before eventually retreating to Iceland where he died in 2008.<\/p>\n

Directed by Liz Garbus<\/a>, it premiered at Sundance earlier this year and mixes rare archive footage and photos, along with interviews from those close to Fischer as well as figures such as Gary Kasparov<\/a> and Henry Kissinger<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I recently spoke to Liz in London at the offices at Dogwoof<\/a>, who are releasing the film in the UK, and you can listen to the interview by clicking below:<\/p>\n[audio:http:\/\/filmdetail.receptionmedia.com\/Liz_Garbus_on_Bobby_Fischer_Against_The_World.mp3]\n

You can also download this interview as a podcast via iTunes by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dogwoof release Bobby Fischer Against The World<\/strong> at selected UK cinemas on July 15th<\/em><\/p>\n