“Il divino Zamora” by Neri Marcore is an Italian comedy whose protagonist is inspired by the life of a famous Spanish goalkeeper from the 1930s, named after the title of the film.
“Zamora” It is a nice novel by the Genoese Roberto Perrone, where a serious guy puts the lid on the office braggart. “The Divine Zamora”is also a nice comedy Neri Marcoreloosely based on that novel. But the real character on which the fictional character of this film is based is something else, a big word. “Divine”: they called him Ricardo Zamora Martinez, notable Spanish archer of the old days, Olympic champion who more than once spoiled the celebration for the ItaliansWe will talk about him later, because he has something to do with Argentina.
Now let’s talk about Walter Vismara. Quiet, routine-oriented, focused on the accounting of a small company in the small town of Vigevano, he suddenly finds himself transferred to a large company in Milan, right at the height of the so-called “Italian economic boom”, back in the early 1960s. Society is changing, women are starting to be different, poor Walter’s sister is emancipated, but the biggest change this man has to undergo is becoming a goalkeeper. He hates football, as much as the owner of the company loves it.
This man is a somewhat greasy cavalier who does not say football, but folber, pure Milanese dialect, and is so fanatic that he pushes his employees to play in tremendous matches of married people against single people. The accountant is sent to the goal, they nickname him mockingly Zamoraon top of that he has no luck with a secretary he likes, but soon luck will be on his side. This is a comedy.
Debuting protagonist, Alberto Paradossivery good. Also a debuting director, Neri Marcorewho also plays the role of a former archer ruined by women and alcohol. Marcore He has a long career as an actor in comedies that are not only entertaining but also profound, like those of his teacher. Pupi Avatiwhich leave the viewer with a smile and several thoughts. That’s where the story goes, and it’s appreciated.
Now, Zamora. A figure of Deportivo Español, silver medalist at the 1920 Olympics, at only 19 years old, an idol in Buenos Aires when a tour in 1926, ten years later the Civil War caught him in a bad position. On Sundays he played but during the week he was a journalist for the Catholic newspaper “Ya”, so the Republicans put him in jail with the entire editorial staff of “Ya” and “ABC”. He was saved from being shot thanks to the poet Pedro Luis Galvezwho took him out, and the Argentine Embassy in Madrid, which gave him asylum with his entire family and sent him to Marseille on the steamer “Tucumán”, which made several trips loaded with unfortunate people like him. He then played for a while in France, became a coach and as such returned to Spain in 1940, unfortunately too late to save the poet. Galvezwho was shot by the Francoists. On closer inspection, this could lead to a co-production, as long as we still have cinema.
“The divine Zamora” (“Zamora”, Italy, 2024). Dir.: Neri Marcore; Int.: Alberto Paradossi, Neri Marcore, Marta Gastini, Anna Ferraioli, Walter Leonardi.
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