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The Good Season

The Good Season

Representation Score

1.1/10

Minimal

2022

Director

Marco Ponti

Runtime

95 minutes

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La bella stagione serves as a traditional historical documentary centered on the success of Sampdoria in the early 1990s. The narrative structure is built around athletic achievement and the legacy of a specific sporting dynasty. Given its focus on a male-dominated era of professional football, the film does not engage with the deconstruction of social hierarchies. It maintains a conventional focus on merit and historical legacy. The work provides a standard retrospective of a specific sporting era rather than a progressive reinterpretation of its subject matter.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Good Season have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on professional athletes and sports history. There are no LGBTQ+ characters or narratives exploring queer themes.

How does The Good Season portray gender?

Limited

The main cast is exclusively male, reflecting the historical reality of men's football. The narrative lacks women's ability to drive the story or challenges to gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Good Season?

Fair

The cast includes international players like Toninho Cerezo, showing ethnic blending. However, the core narrative remains centered on a Eurocentric sporting institution.

How does The Good Season represent religion and culture?

Limited

The documentary celebrates institutional success and historical legacy. It honors the meritocratic achievements of athletes rather than critiquing Western or religious structures.

Does The Good Season include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not include subjects navigating physical or neurodivergent disabilities. The focus remains strictly on the peak physical performance of the athletes.

Present on Screen

  • Reflects the global nature of football through a mix of Italian and international players.
  • Documents a specific era of Italian sporting excellence.

Limited or Absent

  • Lacks representation of women's ability to drive the story or perspectives within the sporting narrative.
  • Does not include characters or subjects navigating physical or neurodivergent disabilities.
  • Provides no engagement with LGBTQ+ identities or queer themes.

Official Synopsis

This documentary tells the incredible story of the Italian soccer club Sampdoria Genoa. In 1990, the young team led by Gianluca Vialli and Roberto Mancini embarked on an epic adventure that would change Italian soccer and achieve goals that hardly anyone would have thought possible. Featuring the voices of the players and the journalists who covered this legendary soccer season.

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