Netflix has raised the chequered flag and released a teaser trailer for the upcoming limited series on motor racing legend Ayrton Senna, ‘Senna’.
Throughout six episodes, the series will showcase, for the first time, Ayrton’s journey through triumph, disappointment, joy and sorrow, unveiling his personality and personal relationships. The fictional series starts with the genesis of the three-time Formula 1 champion’s motor racing career when he moves to England to compete in Formula Ford, and until his tragic accident in Imola, Italy, during the San Marino Grand Prix.
The teaser shows the recreation of Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna’s historic victory, including the narration of Galvão Bueno, at the 1991 Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos, following a challenging race where he was mostly stuck in sixth gear and also marking the first time he won in his hometown of Sao Paulo. We also see possible thoughts and experiences,...
Throughout six episodes, the series will showcase, for the first time, Ayrton’s journey through triumph, disappointment, joy and sorrow, unveiling his personality and personal relationships. The fictional series starts with the genesis of the three-time Formula 1 champion’s motor racing career when he moves to England to compete in Formula Ford, and until his tragic accident in Imola, Italy, during the San Marino Grand Prix.
The teaser shows the recreation of Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna’s historic victory, including the narration of Galvão Bueno, at the 1991 Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos, following a challenging race where he was mostly stuck in sixth gear and also marking the first time he won in his hometown of Sao Paulo. We also see possible thoughts and experiences,...
- 5/1/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Netflix has just released the atmospheric teaser trailer for their upcoming limited series about famed Brazilian Formula 1 racer Ayrton Senna. The teaser is a meditative sequence where Senna achieves his historic victory at 1991 Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos. Senna is played by Gabriel Leone and we see possible thoughts and experiences, interspersed with images of the race, that led Ayrton to this point in his career in addition to some iconic characters who were a part of his life that year, including Xuxa (Pâmela Tomé), Alain Prost (Matt Mella) and the McLaren team principal, Ron Dennis (Patrick Kennedy) and Galvão Bueno (Gabriel Louchard).
The official synopsis from Netflix reads,
“Over the course of six episodes, Senna will showcase, for the first time, Ayrton’s journey through triumph, disappointment, joy, and sorrow, unveiling his personality and personal relationships. The fictional series starts with the genesis of the three-time Formula 1 champion’s motor racing career,...
The official synopsis from Netflix reads,
“Over the course of six episodes, Senna will showcase, for the first time, Ayrton’s journey through triumph, disappointment, joy, and sorrow, unveiling his personality and personal relationships. The fictional series starts with the genesis of the three-time Formula 1 champion’s motor racing career,...
- 4/30/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
"I refuse to walk away from the fight." Netflix has revealed a teaser for the series Senna, a dramatized version of the story of famed Formula 1 race car driver Ayrton Senna. This is a biopic about the Brazilian racer and his legacy, including all of his victories and everything he achieved on and off the track. In this first teaser video for Senna, the limited series premiering in late 2024, we see the recreation of Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna's historic victory, including the narration of Galvão Bueno, at the 1991 Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos, following a challenging race where he was mostly stuck in sixth gear and also marking the first time he won in his hometown of Sao Paulo. We also see possible thoughts and experiences, interspersed with images of the race, that led Ayrton, played by Gabriel Leone, to this point in his career in addition to...
- 4/30/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
In this first teaser video for Senna, the limited series premiering in late 2024, we see the recreation of Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna’s historic victory, including the narration of Galvão Bueno, at the 1991 Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos, following a challenging race where he was mostly stuck in sixth gear and also marking the first time he won in his hometown of Sao Paulo.
We also see possible thoughts and experiences, interspersed with images of the race, that led Ayrton, played by Gabriel Leone, to this point in his career in addition to some iconic characters who were a part of his life that year, including Xuxa (Pâmela Tomé), Alain Prost (Matt Mella) and the McLaren team principal, Ron Dennis (Patrick Kennedy), and Galvão Bueno (Gabriel Louchard).
For the first time, Senna will showcase Ayrton’s journey through triumph, disappointment, joy, and sorrow over the course of six episodes,...
We also see possible thoughts and experiences, interspersed with images of the race, that led Ayrton, played by Gabriel Leone, to this point in his career in addition to some iconic characters who were a part of his life that year, including Xuxa (Pâmela Tomé), Alain Prost (Matt Mella) and the McLaren team principal, Ron Dennis (Patrick Kennedy), and Galvão Bueno (Gabriel Louchard).
For the first time, Senna will showcase Ayrton’s journey through triumph, disappointment, joy, and sorrow over the course of six episodes,...
- 4/30/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Netflix’s Senna biopic has moved up the gears with a first teaser.
Premiering later this year, the show stars Gabriel Leone as the eponymous driver. The trailer recreates his historic victory at the 1991 Brazilian Grand Prix in Interlagos, following a challenging race where he was mostly stuck in sixth gear and also marking the first time he won in his hometown of Sao Paulo.
The teaser also displays possible thoughts and experiences, interspersed with images of the race, that led Senna to where he had got to in his career before he tragically died in 1994. The six-parter starts with the genesis of the three-time F1 champion’s motor racing career, when he moves to England to compete in Formula Ford, and runs until his tragic accident in Imola, Italy, during the San Marino Grand Prix.
Senna also stars The Gentlemen’s Kaya Scodelario, whose mother is Brazillian, fresh off...
Premiering later this year, the show stars Gabriel Leone as the eponymous driver. The trailer recreates his historic victory at the 1991 Brazilian Grand Prix in Interlagos, following a challenging race where he was mostly stuck in sixth gear and also marking the first time he won in his hometown of Sao Paulo.
The teaser also displays possible thoughts and experiences, interspersed with images of the race, that led Senna to where he had got to in his career before he tragically died in 1994. The six-parter starts with the genesis of the three-time F1 champion’s motor racing career, when he moves to England to compete in Formula Ford, and runs until his tragic accident in Imola, Italy, during the San Marino Grand Prix.
Senna also stars The Gentlemen’s Kaya Scodelario, whose mother is Brazillian, fresh off...
- 4/30/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
F1 racing is surging in popularity in the United States. Spurred by the popularity of Netflix’s Formula 1: Drive to Survive, the high-octane docu-series now filming its fifth season, new audiences in the U.S. are finally finding a sport that’s wildly popular across the globe. As a result, the U.S. now boasts a record three F1 races on its calendar: one in Miami, held for the first time last May; one in Austin, on October 23; and a new race in Las Vegas, scheduled for November 23, 2023.
With...
With...
- 10/12/2022
- by Jesse Will
- Rollingstone.com
The public and private faces of the Argentinian striker are sharply contrasted in a revealing documentary from the director of Senna
In his acclaimed Formula One documentary Senna, film-maker Asif Kapadia found a way into the soul of racing driver Ayrton Senna through his longstanding rivalry with his antithetical nemesis Alain Prost. Despite having no prior interest in (or knowledge of) F1, I found Senna both informative and engaging – a riveting portrait of a man whose high-speed achievements had previously meant nothing to me. For his latest work, Kapadia has once again focused on a sport in which I have no emotional investment – football. Yet watching this typically punchy portrait of Argentina’s most infamous sporting son, I found myself gripped by a universally accessible tale of a divided soul – a figure whose dual personas are embodied in the two names of the film’s title; Diego and Maradona.
Kapadia opens his film in breathless,...
In his acclaimed Formula One documentary Senna, film-maker Asif Kapadia found a way into the soul of racing driver Ayrton Senna through his longstanding rivalry with his antithetical nemesis Alain Prost. Despite having no prior interest in (or knowledge of) F1, I found Senna both informative and engaging – a riveting portrait of a man whose high-speed achievements had previously meant nothing to me. For his latest work, Kapadia has once again focused on a sport in which I have no emotional investment – football. Yet watching this typically punchy portrait of Argentina’s most infamous sporting son, I found myself gripped by a universally accessible tale of a divided soul – a figure whose dual personas are embodied in the two names of the film’s title; Diego and Maradona.
Kapadia opens his film in breathless,...
- 6/16/2019
- by Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
- The Guardian - Film News
Racing fans from all over the world packed St. Stephen's Cathedral in Austria on Wednesday to bid farewell to F1 legend Niki Lauda ... including Lewis Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The mourners braved heavy rains to get inside the church, where Lauda's coffin was flanked by flower wreaths. His trademark red crash helmet was placed on top. The 70-year-old passed away last week -- nine months after undergoing surgery for a lung transplant. Lewis Hamilton has...
- 5/29/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Exclusive: TF1 to unveil project in presence of Alain Prost.
Formula One champion Alain Prost flies into Cannes this weekend for a presentation of Julien Leclercq’s upcoming biopic Prost, retelling his life story through his close relationship with late brother Daniel and his on-track rivalry with Ayrton Senna.
“It’s a story of brothers in two parts. In the first part, we see his relationship with his brother Daniel, who was passionate about racing. He died around the time Senna came into Prost’s life. The pair were rivals, even when they were on the same team, but after Prost retired they became close,” said Paris-based Julien Madon, who is producing under his Labyrinthe Films banner which he runs with Leclercq. Mars Films is also on board as co-producer and French distributor.
TF1 Studio, which is handling international sales, will present the €17m project to buyers on Monday in the presence of Prost, Leclercq and Madon...
Formula One champion Alain Prost flies into Cannes this weekend for a presentation of Julien Leclercq’s upcoming biopic Prost, retelling his life story through his close relationship with late brother Daniel and his on-track rivalry with Ayrton Senna.
“It’s a story of brothers in two parts. In the first part, we see his relationship with his brother Daniel, who was passionate about racing. He died around the time Senna came into Prost’s life. The pair were rivals, even when they were on the same team, but after Prost retired they became close,” said Paris-based Julien Madon, who is producing under his Labyrinthe Films banner which he runs with Leclercq. Mars Films is also on board as co-producer and French distributor.
TF1 Studio, which is handling international sales, will present the €17m project to buyers on Monday in the presence of Prost, Leclercq and Madon...
- 5/20/2017
- ScreenDaily
Director: Paul Crowder; Writer: Mark Monroe; Narrator: Michael Fassbender; Running time: 112 mins; Certificate: 12A
1: Life on the Limit may be a veritable who's who of Formula 1 - featuring contributions from world drivers' champions such as John Surtees, Jackie Stewart, Emerson Fittipaldi, Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher, Jody Scheckter, Mario Andretti, Nigel Mansell, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel to name but a few - but it's really the story of two men, Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley.
It's easy to be cynical about both Bernie and Max - particularly when you think about some of the things they've hit headlines for away from the track. But 1 - which uses the tension between speed and safety as its angle - sheds light on their determination to improve safety that some younger followers of motorsport - this writer included - may not have fully appreciated. Both Ecclestone and especially Mosley are...
1: Life on the Limit may be a veritable who's who of Formula 1 - featuring contributions from world drivers' champions such as John Surtees, Jackie Stewart, Emerson Fittipaldi, Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher, Jody Scheckter, Mario Andretti, Nigel Mansell, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel to name but a few - but it's really the story of two men, Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley.
It's easy to be cynical about both Bernie and Max - particularly when you think about some of the things they've hit headlines for away from the track. But 1 - which uses the tension between speed and safety as its angle - sheds light on their determination to improve safety that some younger followers of motorsport - this writer included - may not have fully appreciated. Both Ecclestone and especially Mosley are...
- 1/7/2014
- Digital Spy
We’re all familiar with Formula 1 – fast cars, big names and a global appeal. F1 is the pinnacle of motor racing and has an international following of loyal fans. We all know of Lewis Hamilton, we can all point out a Ferrari, and most developed countries host a F1 race at some point in the year. But Formula 1 may be about to receive some competition, in the brand new racing series Formula E.
Set to launch in September 2014, Formula E is a new motor racing world championship which has the backing of F1 governing body, the Fia (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile). Formula E takes the concept of Formula 1, and adds a twist. Where F1 cars are powered by fuel-guzzling V6 Turbo engines, Formula E will be powered exclusively by electric energy. The new all-electric engines have been developed by Renault and will feature innovative wireless-charging.
Designed to appeal to...
Set to launch in September 2014, Formula E is a new motor racing world championship which has the backing of F1 governing body, the Fia (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile). Formula E takes the concept of Formula 1, and adds a twist. Where F1 cars are powered by fuel-guzzling V6 Turbo engines, Formula E will be powered exclusively by electric energy. The new all-electric engines have been developed by Renault and will feature innovative wireless-charging.
Designed to appeal to...
- 12/9/2013
- by Jon Lovatt
- Obsessed with Film
Sebastian Vettel has had an astonishing career so far. At just 26, he already has 34 race wins, 57 podiums and 42 pole positions. This weekend at Japan he could also win his fourth consecutive World Drivers’ Championship with a number of races still to go. Yet despite these impressive records there still exists a large portion of fans who believe that Vettel isn’t a great driver but rather has been gifted his championships through finding himself driving the dominant car. Additionally Vettel has also become increasingly unpopular this season thanks to a combination of his numerous wins and an incident at the Malaysian Grand Prix where he ignored team orders to overtake his teammate Mark Webber. Regardless of these issues it is surely time to accept Sebastian Vettel as a truly talented and outstanding Formula 1 driver.
In order to address the argument that Vettel has only won his championships by virtue of...
In order to address the argument that Vettel has only won his championships by virtue of...
- 10/10/2013
- by Nathan P. Gibson
- Obsessed with Film
The release of Ron Howard’s Rush, one of the most anticipated (not to say mega-hyped) films of the year, inevitably begs comparisons to some of the great car-themed movies of the past.
“Rush.” Photo by Jaap Buitendijk
© 2013 – Universal Pictures.
It seems that automobiles have played key roles in films of every genre, from drama to horror to comedy to documentary. In some, like American Graffiti, Rebel without a Cause, and Bonnie and Clyde, the vehicles primarily help set the tone of the era in which the stories are set. In other films the cars themselves are the story. The animated Cars comes to mind, along with the Love Bug series, Christine, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. And then there are films in which the cars have taken their place alongside the human stars as film icons in their own right. James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5, for instance, as...
“Rush.” Photo by Jaap Buitendijk
© 2013 – Universal Pictures.
It seems that automobiles have played key roles in films of every genre, from drama to horror to comedy to documentary. In some, like American Graffiti, Rebel without a Cause, and Bonnie and Clyde, the vehicles primarily help set the tone of the era in which the stories are set. In other films the cars themselves are the story. The animated Cars comes to mind, along with the Love Bug series, Christine, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. And then there are films in which the cars have taken their place alongside the human stars as film icons in their own right. James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5, for instance, as...
- 9/29/2013
- by Peter Gareffa
- CinemaNerdz
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines - and race to Rush, Ron Howard's Formula 1 thriller. But People's critic suggests you steer clear of Baggage Claim. Here's a guide to weekend movies:See ThisRushIt's going to be a heavy fall, packed with prestige films about slavery, AIDS, prison and poverty, so I'm going to suggest that we all have a little fun first. Following one of the greatest rivalries in Formula 1 history, Rush is a high-adrenaline blast that catches director Ron Howard at the top of his game. The film - set in the '70s, when F1 was far deadlier - pits Chris Hemsworth,...
- 9/27/2013
- by Alynda Wheat, PEOPLE Movie Critic
- PEOPLE.com
Geez, these F1 2013 videos are coming on fast and furious (haha, cars!). In the most recent trailer for the upcoming racing sim from Codemasters, the focus is placed on the seemingly very important Ferrari 312 T2. I’m not intimately familiar with it or anything, but that doesn’t change the fact that it looks incredibly sexy coming around the bend at the beginning of this video.
Aside from slow motion car porn, the trailer is essentially a promo for the game’s new Classic Edition. In that version, you’ll be able to race famous cars, drivers, and circuits from various eras of F1 history. My knowledge on that is a bit stiff, but I imagine F1 junkies will really get a kick out of it. Other sports games have been doing this kind of thing for years, so it’s definitely a good move on Codemasters’ end.
For all...
Aside from slow motion car porn, the trailer is essentially a promo for the game’s new Classic Edition. In that version, you’ll be able to race famous cars, drivers, and circuits from various eras of F1 history. My knowledge on that is a bit stiff, but I imagine F1 junkies will really get a kick out of it. Other sports games have been doing this kind of thing for years, so it’s definitely a good move on Codemasters’ end.
For all...
- 9/15/2013
- by Griffin Vacheron
- We Got This Covered
Ron Howard's populist take on James Hunt and Niki Lauda's 70s rivalry is a thrilling hymn to male pride and motor sport
A true story of chalk-and-cheese Formula One drivers – one hot-headed, the other coolly calculating – locked together in a life-and-death rivalry may well seem familiar to UK filmgoers. Yet Asif Kapadia's brilliantly dramatic documentary Senna remains largely unseen by mainstream audiences in America, where it was also scandalously overlooked at the Oscars (here, it won two prestigious Baftas).
To fill that gap, we now have Rush, Ron Howard's multiplex-friendly account of the friction-filled relationship between James Hunt and Niki Lauda, which eerily echoes the tensions teased out between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost in Kapadia's groundbreaking work. Well oiled, excitingly noisy and machine-tooled for maximum popcorn appeal, Howard's roaring drama depicts men risking life and limb in insanely dangerous circumstances, although the film itself prefers...
A true story of chalk-and-cheese Formula One drivers – one hot-headed, the other coolly calculating – locked together in a life-and-death rivalry may well seem familiar to UK filmgoers. Yet Asif Kapadia's brilliantly dramatic documentary Senna remains largely unseen by mainstream audiences in America, where it was also scandalously overlooked at the Oscars (here, it won two prestigious Baftas).
To fill that gap, we now have Rush, Ron Howard's multiplex-friendly account of the friction-filled relationship between James Hunt and Niki Lauda, which eerily echoes the tensions teased out between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost in Kapadia's groundbreaking work. Well oiled, excitingly noisy and machine-tooled for maximum popcorn appeal, Howard's roaring drama depicts men risking life and limb in insanely dangerous circumstances, although the film itself prefers...
- 9/14/2013
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
David reporting from Tiff in spirit though I'm an ocean away in person. Ron Howard's Rush premiered at the festival last night, but I got a sneak peek on my own shores so Nat didn't have to. Turns out, he might want to anyway...
Motor racing is a peculiar sport. Dangerous (formerly deadly even), impulsive and isolated, it’s often more about the beauty of the machines than the drivers for fans. Seeing the flash of the sleek cars go past is about all spectators actually present will do – the whole picture can only come across on screen. It’s less a sport than a spectacle.
Brühl & Howard on the setThis is what makes it, perhaps, an ideal subject for cinema, although it’s been far less exploited than most sports have over the past sixty years. Senna, Asif Kapadia’s 2010 documentary, thrillingly reproduced the story of its eponymous driver from archive footage,...
Motor racing is a peculiar sport. Dangerous (formerly deadly even), impulsive and isolated, it’s often more about the beauty of the machines than the drivers for fans. Seeing the flash of the sleek cars go past is about all spectators actually present will do – the whole picture can only come across on screen. It’s less a sport than a spectacle.
Brühl & Howard on the setThis is what makes it, perhaps, an ideal subject for cinema, although it’s been far less exploited than most sports have over the past sixty years. Senna, Asif Kapadia’s 2010 documentary, thrillingly reproduced the story of its eponymous driver from archive footage,...
- 9/10/2013
- by Dave
- FilmExperience
I’m not enough of a Formula One junkie to instantly start drooling/sweating/other bodily function at the mention of a 1988 Ferrari F1-87/88C, but that doesn’t mean I’m not enough of a general geek for those things to start happening once I actually see a picture.
The car, which is shown above, is quite beautiful and so, I suppose it should be considered good news then that this very vehicle will be included in this year’s edition of Codemasters’ yearly F1 simulator, F1 2013.
The rest of the jargon is kind of lost on me, but I’m sure anyone more familiar with the series or the sport will eat this up. So for those folks, be sure to check out the press release below. The trailer below is both awesomely and comically dramatic, so that’s something as well.
As a casual fan I...
The car, which is shown above, is quite beautiful and so, I suppose it should be considered good news then that this very vehicle will be included in this year’s edition of Codemasters’ yearly F1 simulator, F1 2013.
The rest of the jargon is kind of lost on me, but I’m sure anyone more familiar with the series or the sport will eat this up. So for those folks, be sure to check out the press release below. The trailer below is both awesomely and comically dramatic, so that’s something as well.
As a casual fan I...
- 8/18/2013
- by Griffin Vacheron
- We Got This Covered
Director Ron Howard has said there are still “great things” happening in film, despite the prevalence of “manufactured product” in cinema.
The director of Oscar-winners Apollo 13 and A Beautiful Mind was in London last night, interviewed on stage for BAFTA event A Life in Pictures: Ron Howard.
Click here for the full transcript
When asked about his inspirations as a film-maker, Howard said: “I continue to be influenced and inspired all the time. As difficult as it is to get movies made, as easy as it is for studios to want to go for template, manufactured product, movies that they can feel some confidence will work, sequels and so forth, really great things are still happening.”
Howard’s next movie is Formula 1 motor racing drama Rush, which marks Howard’s first independent foray in more than 25 years – a major coup for the sector. Exclusive Media Group split financing duties with Cross Creek Pictures on the feature...
The director of Oscar-winners Apollo 13 and A Beautiful Mind was in London last night, interviewed on stage for BAFTA event A Life in Pictures: Ron Howard.
Click here for the full transcript
When asked about his inspirations as a film-maker, Howard said: “I continue to be influenced and inspired all the time. As difficult as it is to get movies made, as easy as it is for studios to want to go for template, manufactured product, movies that they can feel some confidence will work, sequels and so forth, really great things are still happening.”
Howard’s next movie is Formula 1 motor racing drama Rush, which marks Howard’s first independent foray in more than 25 years – a major coup for the sector. Exclusive Media Group split financing duties with Cross Creek Pictures on the feature...
- 7/3/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Fans of motorsports generally get a bad rap, but not all racing is epitomized by the generic dim-witted redneck Nascar fan, blasting country music and pounding cases of Bud Light. Formula One (F1), the globe-trotting super sport of high speed open-wheel road racing, has a very different audience, and though F1 has never really managed to grasp a major American audience, it is by far the most popular racing series on the planet. If you happen to be a fan of the technical brilliance and utter insanity of F1 racing, you no doubt know the name Ayrton Senna. If not, Asif Kapadia’s absolutely stunning documentary constructed solely of archival footage, Senna, serves not only as an engrossing introduction to the Brazilian driver who is considered by many to be the best to ever live, but triumphs in constructing a masterful rise and fall, complete with heroes and villains, and...
- 7/31/2012
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
Sebastian Vettel has taken everyone’s breath away with a sublime one-lap stint at the end of Qualifying to start tomorrow’s race at the front. His nearest challenger was Lewis Hamilton but he was 0.3 of a second away from what could only be described as a perfect lap of Valencia. This put Vettel alongside the likes of Alain Prost and Jim Clark, and only at 24 this is shaping to be a career to match or even eclipse that of the greats.
In Q1, Red Bull’s Mark Webber struggled with a broken Drs rear wing so lost out on over a second a lap with it’s use. This left him in the clutches of the mid-pack teams but, suprisingly, Heikki Kovalainen also took advantage of it and pipped Webber and Vergne to steal 17th place on his final lap as the Chequered flag came down.
Timo Glock hasn...
In Q1, Red Bull’s Mark Webber struggled with a broken Drs rear wing so lost out on over a second a lap with it’s use. This left him in the clutches of the mid-pack teams but, suprisingly, Heikki Kovalainen also took advantage of it and pipped Webber and Vergne to steal 17th place on his final lap as the Chequered flag came down.
Timo Glock hasn...
- 6/23/2012
- by Jon Bentham
- Obsessed with Film
Chicago – Here’s one of the smartest documentaries to come around in a good long while. Director Asif Kapadia tackles subject matter that begs to be told with immediacy and he ends up succeeding every step of the way. His masterstroke in the Sundance prize-winner, “Senna,” is at once simple and ingenious: the entire picture is told purely through archival footage, allowing the subjects to tell their own story as it unfolded.
This is not a picture delivered in the gauze of sentimental nostalgia. It has the rip-roaring pace and mounting suspense of an A-grade Hollywood thriller, and deserves to be discovered by a wide audience in its DVD release. Despite the fact that I personally have no interest in race car driving, I was riveted by every frame of this heartfelt tribute to the Brazilian Formula One racer, Ayrton Senna, considered by many to be the greatest driver of all time.
This is not a picture delivered in the gauze of sentimental nostalgia. It has the rip-roaring pace and mounting suspense of an A-grade Hollywood thriller, and deserves to be discovered by a wide audience in its DVD release. Despite the fact that I personally have no interest in race car driving, I was riveted by every frame of this heartfelt tribute to the Brazilian Formula One racer, Ayrton Senna, considered by many to be the greatest driver of all time.
- 3/20/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Ron Howard is currently shooting his new film, Rush, and we've got our first glimpse of Chris Hemsworth as Formula 1 legend, James Hunt...
Ron Howard’s Rush began shooting this week, and pictures have popped up showing Chris Hemsworth as English Formula 1 legend James Hunt. Hemsworth stars alongside Daniel Brühl in the film, with Brühl playing Hunt’s rival, Niki Lauda.
The film charts the rivalry between Hunt and Lauda, following them both on and off the track. The production is set to shoot in the UK, Austria and Germany.
Last year’s excellent documentary Senna really clicked with audiences and critics alike, and with the rivalry between Senna and Alain Prost being a key element of that film, Rush will seemingly have one or two similarities.
Rush is expected for release at some point in 2013
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Ron Howard’s Rush began shooting this week, and pictures have popped up showing Chris Hemsworth as English Formula 1 legend James Hunt. Hemsworth stars alongside Daniel Brühl in the film, with Brühl playing Hunt’s rival, Niki Lauda.
The film charts the rivalry between Hunt and Lauda, following them both on and off the track. The production is set to shoot in the UK, Austria and Germany.
Last year’s excellent documentary Senna really clicked with audiences and critics alike, and with the rivalry between Senna and Alain Prost being a key element of that film, Rush will seemingly have one or two similarities.
Rush is expected for release at some point in 2013
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- 3/10/2012
- Den of Geek
There’s the distinct feeling as 2011 has now come and gone that it will not be remembered among the stronger years of recent cinema; countless prestige pics (The Iron Lady, J. Edgar, The Lady) proved disappointing, more so than is regularly anticipated, while blockbuster fare, though solid, didn’t deliver any Inception or Toy Story 3-caliber outings. There were, however, some wonderful genre films populating the later months of the year, including peculiarly tantalising sci-fi and sports films, as well as the British horror scene’s most diverting entry in years. Add to that some profound meditations on parenting, the film industry, memory, addiction, animal cruelty and domestic abuse, and you have what is nevertheless as diverse a year as any, even if it possibly lacked that one affirmative zeitgeist film that is going to be talked about not only in art house circles but in pub discussions for years to come.
- 1/25/2012
- by Shaun Munro
- Obsessed with Film
The first of several top ten film lists from the writers of WhatCulture!
We’ve reached the end of another calendar year, with what could, for once, be an interesting awards season just around the corner. While many of the big contenders for the BAFTAs and Oscars have yet to see the light of day in cinemas, it’s as good a time as any for me to look back on the year that was. And while we have had to endure many a stinker from Messrs. Bay, Snyder and Marshall, and see a number of good directors come unstuck (Ron Howard and Terence Davies spring to mind), there has overall been much to celebrate.
The Coen Brothers kicked things off optimistically with True Grit; while a semi-skimmed effort by their standards, it is far superior to the original. Wake Wood showed that the reborn Hammer is here to stay,...
We’ve reached the end of another calendar year, with what could, for once, be an interesting awards season just around the corner. While many of the big contenders for the BAFTAs and Oscars have yet to see the light of day in cinemas, it’s as good a time as any for me to look back on the year that was. And while we have had to endure many a stinker from Messrs. Bay, Snyder and Marshall, and see a number of good directors come unstuck (Ron Howard and Terence Davies spring to mind), there has overall been much to celebrate.
The Coen Brothers kicked things off optimistically with True Grit; while a semi-skimmed effort by their standards, it is far superior to the original. Wake Wood showed that the reborn Hammer is here to stay,...
- 1/1/2012
- by Daniel Mumby
- Obsessed with Film
The best documentary of 2011, and also one of the very best films of the year, too. We champion the brilliance of Senna, right here...
Over the past few weeks, Den Of Geek writers have been voting for the films of the year. It's a democratic vote, which inevitably means that things end up in a slightly funny order that not one individual writer is likely to fully agree with. But it's still a fine list. Here's entry number three…
3rd place:
Senna
It was towards the back end of 2010 that I was having a chat with someone at Universal Pictures. We’d been talking about the successful cinematic re-release of Back To The Future, and the conversation turned to the studio’s 2011 slate. Which, I asked were the films to keep an eye on? Without blinking, he uttered one word: Senna.
He was right. So, so right.
Few people, come...
Over the past few weeks, Den Of Geek writers have been voting for the films of the year. It's a democratic vote, which inevitably means that things end up in a slightly funny order that not one individual writer is likely to fully agree with. But it's still a fine list. Here's entry number three…
3rd place:
Senna
It was towards the back end of 2010 that I was having a chat with someone at Universal Pictures. We’d been talking about the successful cinematic re-release of Back To The Future, and the conversation turned to the studio’s 2011 slate. Which, I asked were the films to keep an eye on? Without blinking, he uttered one word: Senna.
He was right. So, so right.
Few people, come...
- 12/28/2011
- Den of Geek
Some of sport's greatest rivalries have gone down in history: Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, John McEnroe and Björn Borg, Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost... the list goes on. Generally speaking though, once sporting heroes retire, they find common ground, make up and reminisce about the old days. Ok, it doesn't happen every time. Angelo Mosca is 73 years old. He's a former athlete, playing in the Canadian Football League (Cfl) between 1958 and 1972. Joe Kapp - also aged 73 - is a former football star too, playing both in Canada and in the NFL in the United States. The two were on opposite sides during a controversial Grey Cup match in November 1963, and their rivalry is thought to have begun when Mosca knocked out one of Kapp's teammates. The gridiron (more)...
- 11/29/2011
- by By Kate Goodacre
- Digital Spy
Senna
Featuring: Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Frank Williams | Directed by Asif Kapadia
Senna was released in cinemas earlier this year to near universal acclaim and picked up a handful of Awards at a number of film festivals. Telling the life story of Ayrton Senna, the brilliant Brazilian Formula 1 driver, director Asif Kapadia compiled mountains of archive footage of to paint a compelling portrait of one of the sporting world’s most exciting characters.
It has been said before by a great number of reviewers in their glowing write-ups of the film, but it bears repeating: an interest in Formula 1 is by no means required to enjoy the film. You may even enjoy it more the less you know about its subject matter. Previously, I found Formula 1 tedious and dull and would be loath to even recognise it as a proper sport (sure, it takes a fair amount of physical prowess...
Featuring: Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Frank Williams | Directed by Asif Kapadia
Senna was released in cinemas earlier this year to near universal acclaim and picked up a handful of Awards at a number of film festivals. Telling the life story of Ayrton Senna, the brilliant Brazilian Formula 1 driver, director Asif Kapadia compiled mountains of archive footage of to paint a compelling portrait of one of the sporting world’s most exciting characters.
It has been said before by a great number of reviewers in their glowing write-ups of the film, but it bears repeating: an interest in Formula 1 is by no means required to enjoy the film. You may even enjoy it more the less you know about its subject matter. Previously, I found Formula 1 tedious and dull and would be loath to even recognise it as a proper sport (sure, it takes a fair amount of physical prowess...
- 11/11/2011
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
Showcasing an inspirational journey from humble go-kart racer to much-loved global superstar, the amazing life story of a Formula 1 legend, Senna , is released on Triple Play Blu-ray and DVD from 10 October. Order your copy here.
Britain’s biggest documentary of all time and featuring never-seen-before home videos and archive footage of Senna in his younger years, this incredible release gives viewers a greater understanding into this fascinating man behind the wheel.
Experience every high and low of the tumultuous, dramatic and awesome racing career of a legendary sportsman who was in turn spiritual, fiercely patriotic, gentle in private and intensely competitive on the race track.
Watch The Trailer
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To celebrate the release, we’re giving you the chance to drive a Nissan Gt-r around the Silverstone race-track, courtesy of Virgin Experience Days. Find out more here.
To be in with a chance of winning, just answer...
Britain’s biggest documentary of all time and featuring never-seen-before home videos and archive footage of Senna in his younger years, this incredible release gives viewers a greater understanding into this fascinating man behind the wheel.
Experience every high and low of the tumultuous, dramatic and awesome racing career of a legendary sportsman who was in turn spiritual, fiercely patriotic, gentle in private and intensely competitive on the race track.
Watch The Trailer
Iframe Embed for Youtube
To celebrate the release, we’re giving you the chance to drive a Nissan Gt-r around the Silverstone race-track, courtesy of Virgin Experience Days. Find out more here.
To be in with a chance of winning, just answer...
- 10/7/2011
- by Competitons
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Senna; Point Blank; The Housemaid; Chalet Girl
The very best documentaries should not only inform and entertain viewers with a working knowledge of their areas of scrutiny but also engage the interest and emotions of those who know little (and perhaps care even less) about the subjects. Recent homegrown examples include Julien Temple's brilliant Oil City Confidential, which proved a satisfying and thoroughly cinematic experience for non-aficionados of Dr Feelgood's brand of "Thames Delta blues"; and TT3D, which found in Guy Martin a voluble mouthpiece for the madness of the Isle of Man motorbike races that almost every year claim lives.
Equally remarkable is the emotional conjuring trick performed by director Asif Kapadia with Senna (2010, Universal, 12), which delves into the world of Formula One racing, arguably the most elitist, non-inclusive sport in the world. In a crucial and telling moment, the film's eponymous enigma reveals a longing...
The very best documentaries should not only inform and entertain viewers with a working knowledge of their areas of scrutiny but also engage the interest and emotions of those who know little (and perhaps care even less) about the subjects. Recent homegrown examples include Julien Temple's brilliant Oil City Confidential, which proved a satisfying and thoroughly cinematic experience for non-aficionados of Dr Feelgood's brand of "Thames Delta blues"; and TT3D, which found in Guy Martin a voluble mouthpiece for the madness of the Isle of Man motorbike races that almost every year claim lives.
Equally remarkable is the emotional conjuring trick performed by director Asif Kapadia with Senna (2010, Universal, 12), which delves into the world of Formula One racing, arguably the most elitist, non-inclusive sport in the world. In a crucial and telling moment, the film's eponymous enigma reveals a longing...
- 10/1/2011
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
Visit the official website for the Atlantic Film Festival
Senna
Directed by Asif Kapadia
Though Canadians as a whole tend not to be all that interested in F1 racing, it does continue to be an immensely popular sport in other parts of the world. Top drivers such as German Michael Schuhmacher enjoy immense fame in their countries of origin and are celebrated as heroes.
Ayrton Senna, one of the sport’s biggest and brightest names is the focus of Asif Kapadia’s aptly named documentary Senna. The film chronicles Senna’s first successes as a go-cart driver and eventual ascent into mega stardom as an inspired F1 driver as well as the events and backroom politics that lead to Senna’s untimely death on the racecar track (not a spoiler – it’s in the film’s official synopsis and also, it’s a documentary. You can’t spoil history). The...
Senna
Directed by Asif Kapadia
Though Canadians as a whole tend not to be all that interested in F1 racing, it does continue to be an immensely popular sport in other parts of the world. Top drivers such as German Michael Schuhmacher enjoy immense fame in their countries of origin and are celebrated as heroes.
Ayrton Senna, one of the sport’s biggest and brightest names is the focus of Asif Kapadia’s aptly named documentary Senna. The film chronicles Senna’s first successes as a go-cart driver and eventual ascent into mega stardom as an inspired F1 driver as well as the events and backroom politics that lead to Senna’s untimely death on the racecar track (not a spoiler – it’s in the film’s official synopsis and also, it’s a documentary. You can’t spoil history). The...
- 9/20/2011
- by Laura Holtebrinck
- SoundOnSight
Senna
Written by Manish Pandey
Directed by Asif Kapadia
UK, 2010
There’s perhaps no sport more strongly governed by non-performative factors than auto racing. The specs and maintenance of the car are just as important as the driver’s capabilities, not to mention the labyrinthine negotiations and backroom politics involved in team operation and selection. Asif Kapadia’s Senna is, at heart, about a man whose incredible talent tested – fatally – the very limits of his sport.
Born to a well-to-do Brazilian family, Ayrton Senna was fixated on racing from an early age, starting with go-karting, an activity he would think back on fondly for its quality as “pure racing.” That’s no surprise, as when Senna eventually became a Formula One driver, his life became immeasurably more complicated. He quickly developed a bitter rivalry with eventual teammate and racing superstar Alain Prost, who the film posits as a sly manipulator but demonstrably less-inspired driver.
Written by Manish Pandey
Directed by Asif Kapadia
UK, 2010
There’s perhaps no sport more strongly governed by non-performative factors than auto racing. The specs and maintenance of the car are just as important as the driver’s capabilities, not to mention the labyrinthine negotiations and backroom politics involved in team operation and selection. Asif Kapadia’s Senna is, at heart, about a man whose incredible talent tested – fatally – the very limits of his sport.
Born to a well-to-do Brazilian family, Ayrton Senna was fixated on racing from an early age, starting with go-karting, an activity he would think back on fondly for its quality as “pure racing.” That’s no surprise, as when Senna eventually became a Formula One driver, his life became immeasurably more complicated. He quickly developed a bitter rivalry with eventual teammate and racing superstar Alain Prost, who the film posits as a sly manipulator but demonstrably less-inspired driver.
- 8/21/2011
- by Simon Howell
- SoundOnSight
Senna
Directed by: Asif Kapadia
Cast: Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost
Running Time: 1 hr 46 mins
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: August 19, 2011 (Chicago)
Plot: A documentary about the racing career of Formula One driver Ayrton Senna, a rebellious champion who became the pride of Brazil.
Who’S It For?: Senna transcends its two main demographics of sports fans and documentary viewers. Those who don’t normally watch sports will find this to be a captivating documentary, and vice versa.
Expectations: I knew nothing about this movie except that it was a hit on the festival circuit, and had a record-breaking opening weekend at the box office. This was one of the films that I thought I’d regret missing back at SXSW.
Scorecard (0-10)
Talking: There are no talking heads in this doc, just voice-overs that are used as a form of colorful glue for the movie’s time line of footage.
Directed by: Asif Kapadia
Cast: Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost
Running Time: 1 hr 46 mins
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: August 19, 2011 (Chicago)
Plot: A documentary about the racing career of Formula One driver Ayrton Senna, a rebellious champion who became the pride of Brazil.
Who’S It For?: Senna transcends its two main demographics of sports fans and documentary viewers. Those who don’t normally watch sports will find this to be a captivating documentary, and vice versa.
Expectations: I knew nothing about this movie except that it was a hit on the festival circuit, and had a record-breaking opening weekend at the box office. This was one of the films that I thought I’d regret missing back at SXSW.
Scorecard (0-10)
Talking: There are no talking heads in this doc, just voice-overs that are used as a form of colorful glue for the movie’s time line of footage.
- 8/19/2011
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Chicago – In our latest documentary edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 3 prize packs up for grabs for “Senna” about Brazilian Formula One race car champion Ayrton Senna! The film won the 2011 Sundance Film Festival award for best documentary. Each “Senna” prize pack from HollywoodChicago.com includes a windbreaker and poster from the film.
“Senna” prizes offered in this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup.
“Senna” features appearances by Ayrton Senna (archival footage), Alain Prost, Frank Williams, Ron Dennis, Viviane Senna, Milton da Silva, Neide Senna, Jackie Stewart, Sid Watkins, Galvão Bueno, Reginaldo Leme, Gerhard Berger, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell and Jean-Marie Balestre from director Asif Kapadia and writer Manish Pandey.
Theatrical Release Dates
Aug. 12, 2011: New York and Los Angeles Aug. 19, 2011: Austin, Berkley, Cambridge, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Miami, Nashville, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Aug. 26, 2011: Atlanta, Denver, Minneapolis, Palm Springs, Palo Alto, Portland, San Diego and Seattle Sept.
“Senna” prizes offered in this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup.
“Senna” features appearances by Ayrton Senna (archival footage), Alain Prost, Frank Williams, Ron Dennis, Viviane Senna, Milton da Silva, Neide Senna, Jackie Stewart, Sid Watkins, Galvão Bueno, Reginaldo Leme, Gerhard Berger, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell and Jean-Marie Balestre from director Asif Kapadia and writer Manish Pandey.
Theatrical Release Dates
Aug. 12, 2011: New York and Los Angeles Aug. 19, 2011: Austin, Berkley, Cambridge, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Miami, Nashville, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Aug. 26, 2011: Atlanta, Denver, Minneapolis, Palm Springs, Palo Alto, Portland, San Diego and Seattle Sept.
- 8/16/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Plot: The life of Ayrton Senna; a Brazilian-born three-time F1 World Champion. The film follows Senna as he emerges from semi-pro Kart-racing, through his early races, his bitter rivalry with McLaren teammate Alain Prost, his status as a national hero in Brazil, to his tragic death at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix at only thirty-four years old. Review: Senna was one of the breakout documentary hits at the Sundance Film Festival this year, and while I wasn.t able to catch it on the...
- 8/16/2011
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Title: Senna Director: Asif Kapadia Featuring: Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, others In a world where religion and politics often divide folks quite nastily, sports — and of course in particular sports heroes — can serve to unite and uplift people, especially if their field of competition is international, and therefore allows for a degree of nationalistic fervor to creep into play. Such was certainly the case with Ayrton Senna, a fiery and hard-charging Formula One racing star who rose to prominence and a certain level of domination in the sport in the 1980s and early ’90s, serving as a rare beacon of pride and hope for his homeland of Brazil. A new...
- 8/13/2011
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
Mention the word "documentary" to some filmgoers and you’ll be met with, "No thanks, they’re not my thing."
We totally get it. It’s summer, the season of the blockbuster, and you want to be entertained, not spoken to by subjects recounting a story.
Enter the Sundance award-winning "Senna." If ever there were a documentary to convert people who don't like documentaries, this is it. Thrilling, deeply moving, enlightening and crowd-pleasing, this auto-racing film is arguably more entertaining than many of the blockbusters released over the past few months.
The reasons? The film’s subject, Brazilian Formula One racing champion Ayrton Senna; and the energized vision of director Asif Kapadia.
Kapadia forgoes any backpedaling into Senna’s early life, plunging us instead into Senna’s first F1 race during the 1984 season. From there onward, we follow the legend in the making as he rises to global fame, becoming...
We totally get it. It’s summer, the season of the blockbuster, and you want to be entertained, not spoken to by subjects recounting a story.
Enter the Sundance award-winning "Senna." If ever there were a documentary to convert people who don't like documentaries, this is it. Thrilling, deeply moving, enlightening and crowd-pleasing, this auto-racing film is arguably more entertaining than many of the blockbusters released over the past few months.
The reasons? The film’s subject, Brazilian Formula One racing champion Ayrton Senna; and the energized vision of director Asif Kapadia.
Kapadia forgoes any backpedaling into Senna’s early life, plunging us instead into Senna’s first F1 race during the 1984 season. From there onward, we follow the legend in the making as he rises to global fame, becoming...
- 8/12/2011
- by Nigel Smith
- NextMovie
Chicago – In our latest documentary edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of “Senna” about Brazilian Formula One race car champion Ayrton Senna! The film won the 2011 Sundance Film Festival award for best documentary.
“Senna” features appearances by Ayrton Senna (archival footage), Alain Prost, Frank Williams, Ron Dennis, Viviane Senna, Milton da Silva, Neide Senna, Jackie Stewart, Sid Watkins, Galvão Bueno, Reginaldo Leme, Gerhard Berger, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell and Jean-Marie Balestre from director Asif Kapadia and writer Manish Pandey.
The film opens on Aug. 19, 2011. To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “Senna” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This advance screening is on Monday, Aug. 15, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. in Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and win can be found beneath the graphic below.
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“Senna” features appearances by Ayrton Senna (archival footage), Alain Prost, Frank Williams, Ron Dennis, Viviane Senna, Milton da Silva, Neide Senna, Jackie Stewart, Sid Watkins, Galvão Bueno, Reginaldo Leme, Gerhard Berger, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell and Jean-Marie Balestre from director Asif Kapadia and writer Manish Pandey.
The film opens on Aug. 19, 2011. To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “Senna” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This advance screening is on Monday, Aug. 15, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. in Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and win can be found beneath the graphic below.
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- 8/11/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
I don't know anything about Formula One racing but the superb documentary "Senna" about famous F1 driver Ayrton Senna is a reminder that the phrase "ignorance is bliss" applies to the world of documentaries, too. Not knowing what's going to happen in this movie makes it a very suspenseful story, set in this fascinatingly unfamiliar world of intrigue and danger.
That world is the Formula One circuit of the late 1980s and early 1990s, when the Brazilian Senna and his French arch-rival Alain Prost battled for supremacy of the sport, first as competitors and then as even more competitive teammates at McLaren Racing. Their styles were totally different: Senna, a devout Catholic, put his faith in God and his own intuition; Proust, nicknamed "The Professor," outsmarted opponents with clever gamesmanship. Their wars are legendary in the racing world, but they're fresh and exciting to a neophyte like me, and I...
That world is the Formula One circuit of the late 1980s and early 1990s, when the Brazilian Senna and his French arch-rival Alain Prost battled for supremacy of the sport, first as competitors and then as even more competitive teammates at McLaren Racing. Their styles were totally different: Senna, a devout Catholic, put his faith in God and his own intuition; Proust, nicknamed "The Professor," outsmarted opponents with clever gamesmanship. Their wars are legendary in the racing world, but they're fresh and exciting to a neophyte like me, and I...
- 8/11/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
Famous figures in sports are regular fodder for documentaries, but Formula 1 racing is a sport that's somehow become forgotten in the United States while still being hugely popular the world over. Asif ( The Warrior ) Kapadia's Senna takes a look at one of the luminaries in the sport, Brazil's Ayrton Senna, who burst onto the scene in the early '80s and fought his way to the first of three World Championships in 1988, building a rivalry against his teammate Alain Prost in the process. What's fascinating about the film is that unlike traditional docs, the story isn't told in talking heads from those who were around the duo during these races, but instead showing actual footage from the races, as well as behind-the-scenes footage that has never been seen before. Kapadia and his team...
- 8/10/2011
- Comingsoon.net
Today, we're bringing you an exclusive clip from Asif Kapadia's Senna --- a docu film chock-full of epitasis and mutiple denouements, and surprisingly it isn't the stock footage of the high end drama that took place on the race track that will rouse cinephiles and F1 fans alike, but rather, the never before seen, behind-the-scenes footage of closed door, pre-race briefings that demonstrate the fears and safety concerns of what were the world's best drivers, and the ineptitudes of the governing body of the F1 lead by President (worth noting Frenchmen) Jean-Marie Balestre. I caught one of the year's best docs in Park City earlier this year, and this choice clip underlines how Senna's teammate, and rival Alain Prost's deliberate faux-pas from the previous year sort of implodes one year to the date later when the 1990 Championship is on the line, and a possible similar outcome appears imminent.
- 8/8/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
Australian motor racing world champions, Sir Jack Brabham and Mick Doohan, joined many of the country's leading motorsport personalities on the Gold Coast last night for the Queensland Premiere of Asif Kapadia's acclaimed documentary, Senna. The special screening was presented by Australia's leading motorsport website Speedcafe.com and Universal Pictures International, and saw more than 300 guests turn out to catch the documentary, which delves into the life and brilliant career of Brazilian motor racing legend Ayrton Senna, who tragically died in 1994 when he was just 34 years old. Having impressed audiences at the BigPond Adelaide Film Festival and the Sydney Film Festival earlier this year and, currently screening at the Melbourne International Film Festival, the documentary begins with Senna's early days as a teen go-kart racer, and charts his meteoric rise to F1 competition, first as a driver for McLaren - alongside his soon-to-be arch-rival Alain Prost - and later for Williams Renault.
- 8/5/2011
- FilmInk.com.au
Asif Kapadia's biopic of Formula One driver Ayrton Senna has become an unexpected hit. So how did this little-known Hackney director end up making it?
Asif Kapadia sips his latte and glances at the Tour de France on the TV in Bar Italia in Soho. We've been discussing Senna, his biopic about the tragic Brazilian Formula One motor racing star. It's quietly broken box office records to become the surprise hit of the summer. Now the picture is poised for a Us release that might well put it in the frame for an Oscar.
The 39-year-old Hackney-born director's film powered away from an unpromising position on the starting grid. It grossed £375,000 on its first weekend, three times more than Kevin Macdonald's 2005 documentary about two British mountaineers' near-death experience in the Andes, Touching the Void. After that impressive start, Kapadia's film looks set to become one of the most...
Asif Kapadia sips his latte and glances at the Tour de France on the TV in Bar Italia in Soho. We've been discussing Senna, his biopic about the tragic Brazilian Formula One motor racing star. It's quietly broken box office records to become the surprise hit of the summer. Now the picture is poised for a Us release that might well put it in the frame for an Oscar.
The 39-year-old Hackney-born director's film powered away from an unpromising position on the starting grid. It grossed £375,000 on its first weekend, three times more than Kevin Macdonald's 2005 documentary about two British mountaineers' near-death experience in the Andes, Touching the Void. After that impressive start, Kapadia's film looks set to become one of the most...
- 7/11/2011
- by Stuart Jeffries
- The Guardian - Film News
After a U.K. preview showed up back in March, Apple has premiered the first U.S trailer for Asif Kapadia‘s Formula One documentary, Senna. The movie tells of Brazilian racer Ayrton Senna, who became an icon in his field, which was only heightened after his tragic death. Focusing on the rivalry that he had with French racer Alain Prost, in addition to his injuries on the tack and celebrity life off.
I have no interest whatsoever in Formula One racing, but the trailer makes it look like more than just a tale of the profession. A lot of drama is evident from this quick preview alone, and the main subject (thankfully) looks like an interesting one. Raffi saw it at Sundance this year, hailing it as a “a straightforward-yet-breathtaking ride.” It looks like that’s true, especially if seen in a theater with a good sound system. You...
I have no interest whatsoever in Formula One racing, but the trailer makes it look like more than just a tale of the profession. A lot of drama is evident from this quick preview alone, and the main subject (thankfully) looks like an interesting one. Raffi saw it at Sundance this year, hailing it as a “a straightforward-yet-breathtaking ride.” It looks like that’s true, especially if seen in a theater with a good sound system. You...
- 7/2/2011
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Reviewed by Jay Antani
(June 2011, screening at the 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival)
Directed by: Asif Kapadia
Written by: Manish Pandey
Featuring: Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Frank Williams, Ron Dennis, Viviane Senna, Milton da Silva, Neide Senna, Jackie Stewart and Jean-Marie Balestre
When setting out to make “Senna,” his documentary about the namesake race-car driver, director Asif Kapadia scored a major coup when he gained access to the entire Formula One archive. The footage that Kapadia unearthed turned out to be a gold mine, revealing Ayrton Senna’s entire professional career, including races, meetings, press conferences and interviews (with Senna, his peers and closest associates). Together with home movies and broadcast excerpts from Brazil (Senna’s home country), Kapadia and his team have managed to create an astonishing tribute to the driver considered a national hero in Brazil, comprised entirely of already-existing footage. Indeed, “Senna” stands as a triumph of Kapadia...
(June 2011, screening at the 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival)
Directed by: Asif Kapadia
Written by: Manish Pandey
Featuring: Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Frank Williams, Ron Dennis, Viviane Senna, Milton da Silva, Neide Senna, Jackie Stewart and Jean-Marie Balestre
When setting out to make “Senna,” his documentary about the namesake race-car driver, director Asif Kapadia scored a major coup when he gained access to the entire Formula One archive. The footage that Kapadia unearthed turned out to be a gold mine, revealing Ayrton Senna’s entire professional career, including races, meetings, press conferences and interviews (with Senna, his peers and closest associates). Together with home movies and broadcast excerpts from Brazil (Senna’s home country), Kapadia and his team have managed to create an astonishing tribute to the driver considered a national hero in Brazil, comprised entirely of already-existing footage. Indeed, “Senna” stands as a triumph of Kapadia...
- 6/18/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by Jay Antani
(June 2011, screening at the 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival)
Directed by: Asif Kapadia
Written by: Manish Pandey
Featuring: Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Frank Williams, Ron Dennis, Viviane Senna, Milton da Silva, Neide Senna, Jackie Stewart and Jean-Marie Balestre
When setting out to make “Senna,” his documentary about the namesake race-car driver, director Asif Kapadia scored a major coup when he gained access to the entire Formula One archive. The footage that Kapadia unearthed turned out to be a gold mine, revealing Ayrton Senna’s entire professional career, including races, meetings, press conferences and interviews (with Senna, his peers and closest associates). Together with home movies and broadcast excerpts from Brazil (Senna’s home country), Kapadia and his team have managed to create an astonishing tribute to the driver considered a national hero in Brazil, comprised entirely of already-existing footage. Indeed, “Senna” stands as a triumph of Kapadia...
(June 2011, screening at the 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival)
Directed by: Asif Kapadia
Written by: Manish Pandey
Featuring: Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Frank Williams, Ron Dennis, Viviane Senna, Milton da Silva, Neide Senna, Jackie Stewart and Jean-Marie Balestre
When setting out to make “Senna,” his documentary about the namesake race-car driver, director Asif Kapadia scored a major coup when he gained access to the entire Formula One archive. The footage that Kapadia unearthed turned out to be a gold mine, revealing Ayrton Senna’s entire professional career, including races, meetings, press conferences and interviews (with Senna, his peers and closest associates). Together with home movies and broadcast excerpts from Brazil (Senna’s home country), Kapadia and his team have managed to create an astonishing tribute to the driver considered a national hero in Brazil, comprised entirely of already-existing footage. Indeed, “Senna” stands as a triumph of Kapadia...
- 6/18/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
The film of Ayrton Senna's life shows he was answering not to a series of commercial opportunities but to a compulsion to race
Senna, the film, strikes with elegiac force and is not alone in modern cinema in augmenting memories that were already safe and deep. Lurching out of the dark, the viewer asks why the hot new genre of sports documentaries is so unsettling and effective.
One answer is that they return us to the pre-corporate age when sport was a means of expression and not a branch of business. When Ayrton Senna defends himself as a pure "racer", who drove against other men and their machines, rather than a scoreboard, or a clock, there is a subconscious pull to another time, before Formula One was a game of computer technology and industrialised product-shifting.
The moment in history we are all attempting to identify is when sport became...
Senna, the film, strikes with elegiac force and is not alone in modern cinema in augmenting memories that were already safe and deep. Lurching out of the dark, the viewer asks why the hot new genre of sports documentaries is so unsettling and effective.
One answer is that they return us to the pre-corporate age when sport was a means of expression and not a branch of business. When Ayrton Senna defends himself as a pure "racer", who drove against other men and their machines, rather than a scoreboard, or a clock, there is a subconscious pull to another time, before Formula One was a game of computer technology and industrialised product-shifting.
The moment in history we are all attempting to identify is when sport became...
- 6/12/2011
- by Paul Hayward
- The Guardian - Film News
With the superb documentary Senna out in cinemas now, we met director Asif Kapadia to talk about the feature and its depiction of a F1 legend…
British filmmaker, Asif Kapadia, has already won several awards over his career, with the short film, The Sheep Thief, having won best short film at Cannes, and his 2001 feature, The Warrior, earning a BAFTA for best British film.
His new feature, Senna, has won itself considerable acclaim, and secured Best Documentary at both the Adelaide and Sundance film festivals. A profile of the late Brazilian driving legend, Ayrton Senna, it's not hard to see why the film's garnered such an enthusiastic response. Using interviews and archive footage, it paints a dramatic portrait of one of the most famous drivers in F1 history.
With the film out now in UK cinemas, we caught up with Kapadia to talk about the making of the film, and the driver who inspired it.
British filmmaker, Asif Kapadia, has already won several awards over his career, with the short film, The Sheep Thief, having won best short film at Cannes, and his 2001 feature, The Warrior, earning a BAFTA for best British film.
His new feature, Senna, has won itself considerable acclaim, and secured Best Documentary at both the Adelaide and Sundance film festivals. A profile of the late Brazilian driving legend, Ayrton Senna, it's not hard to see why the film's garnered such an enthusiastic response. Using interviews and archive footage, it paints a dramatic portrait of one of the most famous drivers in F1 history.
With the film out now in UK cinemas, we caught up with Kapadia to talk about the making of the film, and the driver who inspired it.
- 6/5/2011
- Den of Geek
Ayrton Senna was his generation's best Grand Prix driver. This viscerally exciting documentary does him justice
Movies about motor sports have invariably arisen out of the personal enthusiasms of the actors or directors that made them. Steve McQueen, for instance, was the co-producer and star of Le Mans and did much of his own driving. Paul Newman did much of the same in Winning, his film about a racer's dream to win the Indianapolis 500. John Frankenheimer, who directed Grand Prix, the most expensive and ambitious of motor racing films, famously drove his guest Bobby Kennedy to the Ambassador Hotel the evening the senator was assassinated. He was driving so fast that Kennedy remarked: "Take it easy, John. Life is too short."
For Ayrton Senna, the Brazilian Formula One champion, life was indeed too short. He died, aged 34, after a crash in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, and both the producer,...
Movies about motor sports have invariably arisen out of the personal enthusiasms of the actors or directors that made them. Steve McQueen, for instance, was the co-producer and star of Le Mans and did much of his own driving. Paul Newman did much of the same in Winning, his film about a racer's dream to win the Indianapolis 500. John Frankenheimer, who directed Grand Prix, the most expensive and ambitious of motor racing films, famously drove his guest Bobby Kennedy to the Ambassador Hotel the evening the senator was assassinated. He was driving so fast that Kennedy remarked: "Take it easy, John. Life is too short."
For Ayrton Senna, the Brazilian Formula One champion, life was indeed too short. He died, aged 34, after a crash in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, and both the producer,...
- 6/4/2011
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
This inventive documentary is more like a live action drama on the fascinating, contradictory Brazilian, going beyond racing
You don't need to know, or care, about motor racing to enjoy Senna. In sports-cinema terms, it's closer to something like Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno's Zidane than recent releases like TT3D or From the Ashes: an inventively crafted portrait of an exceptional individual. Yes, we're taken chronologically through the Brazilian driver's stellar track career, with team-mate Alain Prost as his Dick Dastardly-like arch-rival. But beneath the helmet, Ayrton Senna was a fascinating, contradictory mix of religious faith, boyish innocence, global celebrity and reckless determination; you couldn't have made a film like this about Nigel Mansell. The film's masterstroke is its exclusive use of archive footage, with no visible talking heads or modern-day interruptions. With so much recorded footage of Formula One available, it has been possible to fashion Senna...
You don't need to know, or care, about motor racing to enjoy Senna. In sports-cinema terms, it's closer to something like Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno's Zidane than recent releases like TT3D or From the Ashes: an inventively crafted portrait of an exceptional individual. Yes, we're taken chronologically through the Brazilian driver's stellar track career, with team-mate Alain Prost as his Dick Dastardly-like arch-rival. But beneath the helmet, Ayrton Senna was a fascinating, contradictory mix of religious faith, boyish innocence, global celebrity and reckless determination; you couldn't have made a film like this about Nigel Mansell. The film's masterstroke is its exclusive use of archive footage, with no visible talking heads or modern-day interruptions. With so much recorded footage of Formula One available, it has been possible to fashion Senna...
- 6/2/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
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