La valanga azzurra
Directed by Giovanni Veronesi2024 90mDocumentary, Biography,
7.6
"La valanga azzurra" traces the unforgettable journey of Italy's alpine ski team in the 1970s captained by champions like Gustavo Thoeni and Piero Gros. The documentary highlights historic triumphs, including five World Cups and numerous Olympic and World Championship medals, while celebrating the internal rivalries, contrasting personalities, and sacrifices that made the team invincible. Unpublished testimonies from the protagonists are woven into the narrative of Giovanni Veronesi, who also shares his past as an aspiring champion, bringing to life the rise and inevitable decline of this legendary sporting force.
