"Forza Bastia" is a 26-minute film documenting a

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match between

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and French club

SC Bastia Sporting Club Bastiais ( co, Sporting Club di Bastia, commonly referred to as SC Bastia or simply Bastia) is a Corsican association football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of French f ...

at the Furiani Stadium in 1978.

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directed the piece at the request of friend Gilberto Trigano – the President of the Bastia club at that time. It was subsequently shelved and kept in storage until Tati's daughter

Sophie Tatischeff Sophie Catherine Tatischeff (23 October 1946 - 27 October 2001) was a French film editor and director. Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Tatischeff was the daughter of Jacques Tati. She began her career as assistant editor on her father's 1967 film '' P ...

eventually assembled the footage, which was released in 2002.

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* Films directed by Jacques Tati French short documentary films Documentary films about association football SC Bastia Films shot in Haute-Corse Films set in Corsica Films set in 1978 1978 in French sport 2002 short documentary films {{sport-documentary-film-stub