Baggio: The Divine Ponytail

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Baggio: The Divine Ponytail
ItalianIl Divin Codino
Directed byLetizia Lamartire
Written by
  • Ludovica Rampoldi
  • Stefano Sardo
Starring
Production
company
Fabula Pictures
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 26 May 2021 (2021-05-26)
Running time
92 minutes[1][2]
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Baggio: The Divine Ponytail (Italian: Il Divin Codino) is a 2021 biographical sports film directed by Letizia Lamartire, written by Ludovica Rampoldi and Stefano Sardo and starring Andrea Arcangeli, Valentina Bellè and Thomas Trabacchi.[3][4] It is based on real life events of Italian footballer Roberto Baggio. Netflix released the film for streaming on 26 May 2021.

Synopsis

A chronicle of the 22-year career of football star Roberto Baggio (Andrea Arcangeli), that includes his relationship with family members, his turbulent debut as a player and differences with some of his coaches, between successes, injuries, and his discovery of Nichiren Buddhism as practiced with the Soka Gakkai International. The film begins with a young Baggio dreaming to win the

Serie A season seems to nullify his hopes. Instead, he returns to football only 77 days from the injury. However, the head coach of the national team, Giovanni Trapattoni
, controversially decides not to call him up. The film ends with Baggio supported of his family and friends, as well as in the love of the fans who have accompanied him throughout his career.

Cast

Release

Netflix released the film for streaming on 26 May 2021.[1][2]

Reception

The film has received mostly negative reviews. On

weighted average rating of 4.9/10.[2] Ben Kenigsberg of The New York Times wrote, "In real-life clips during the credits, an announcer calls him 'probably the most beloved player in Italian football.' It's a measure of how muddled the movie is that it never conveys how or why he became beloved. Even the soccer is perfunctory. Instead of lingering on the pitch, the director, Letizia Lamartire, cuts to Baggio’s friends and family watching on TV. Chronologically malapportioned, the film races through key developments, such as Baggio’s recovery from an injury or commitment to Buddhist meditation, and more than once abruptly flashes forward several years."[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Il Divin Codino (2021)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Baggio: The Divine Ponytail (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Kenigsberg, Ben (26 May 2021). "'Baggio: The Divine Ponytail' Review: Dribbling Through a Career". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. ^ Wheeler, Greg (26 May 2021). "Baggio: The Divine Ponytail – Netflix Movie Review". The Review Geek. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

External links

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