
Thinking of selecting Diego Maradona (a film by Asif Kapadia) as one of your comparative texts for Leaving Cert English? This free two-page PDF guide tells you everything you need to decide.
Diego Maradona is the course’s only documentary, which gives it a comparison no other text can make: meaning built entirely at the cutting bench, evidence against invention, with no narrator and no talking heads. It is a rise-and-fall tragedy that actually happened, and its study of identity under fame (the private Diego against the public Maradona) is documented in the film’s own footage. No football knowledge is required.
Inside the guide: an at-a-glance table covering form, setting, narration, length, prescribed-list status and the film’s strongest modes; a clear synopsis; the themes the film carries; and an honest “before you teach” note on what needs care in the classroom and where the real teaching risk lies.
The guide then sets out how the film pairs in every comparison mode at BOTH levels, partner-agnostic so it holds whatever you set it against:
- Higher Level: Cultural Context, Literary Genre, Theme or Issue, and General Vision and Viewpoint.
- Ordinary Level: Hero, Heroine and Villain; Relationships; Social Setting; and Theme.
The companion Student Textbook and Teacher Guide (full exam-ready analysis and complete teaching support) are available separately from The Prescribed Shelf, or together in the Complete Bundle.
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