The review of A League of Their Own, released on Prime Video on August 12, 2022 under the title Winning Girls – The Series.
Inspired by the iconic 1992 film Winning girls, arrives on Prime Video on August 12, 2022 A League of Their Ownthe series focused on the history of the dawn of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League, an all (or almost) female championship born during the Second World War to make up for the absence of men involved in the conflict in Europe, which was played between 1943 and 1954.
The protagonist team of the series is that of the Rockford Peaches, which can boast one of the most tenacious formations in the championship, capable of overcoming numerous uncertainties and difficulties, even going so far as to fill some technical gaps with strength and determination. Among the main players are Carson Shaw, Greta Gill and Lupe who, like all the others in the formation, are women with an incredible personality, such as to create particular dynamics within the group of players, reconciling life in a not always linear way. family and domestic from the 40s to the sports one. Around this group of all white women, as per the regulations of the time, other precious characters move like Maxine and Clance who complete the story with scenes of working and family life of the black America of the time. The eight episodes that make up the first season are articulated thanks to these characters, alternating personal stories and sports stories, without losing the opportunity to also explore possible romantic implications of the protagonists, trying to deepen the reflection on a repressed sexuality and very stiffened by social pressures.
A League of Their Own: the ending of Winning Girls – The Serie keeps the door open for further development of the series
Although there is still no certain news of the renewal of the series for a second season, the finale of A League of their Own it leaves all doors open to possible further developments, certainly moving even further away from the real history from which it takes its cue. The differences are already numerous between the Story and the one narrated by the 1992 film Winning girls (directed by Penny Marshall and starring Geena Davis and Madonna, as well as Tom Hanks) and there are just as many variations on the theme between the film and the series. Without doubt the will of Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson, the creators of A League of Their Own, is clearly marked by bringing the story of 80 years ago closer to contemporary times. Especially with regard to the amorous and sexual aspect, the series tries to explore, but not always succeeding, the difficulties of an intimate life harnessed by social pressures and fears, which has very little in common with the liberation of the following decades and with the current situation. .
The cast saves Winning Girls – The Serie (A League of Their Own)
In this approach to the contemporary world, A League of Their Own in several places it risks making flights of fancy that are not very credible and undoubtedly not very close to reality. On the other hand, the acting performances of the protagonists prove to be perfectly capable of supporting some slips, guaranteeing, together with a good writing, a good fluidity of the story, also considering the duration of the season: eight episodes of one hour each. If so much attention has been paid to the thematic treatment of some themes, some other elements have relied on a sure and consolidated style; this is especially the case with editing and photography, which did not deviate from a perfectly predictable and also reassuring grammar. As a whole then A League of Their Own it is not a particularly innovative production, nor even less revolutionary, but it ensures that the central points of its thematic discourse are immediately and quickly received.
Regia – 3
Screenplay – 3
Photography – 3
Acting – 4
Sound – 3
