Senna
Review by Anthony Morris
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Senna
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A documentary about a formula one driver might not sound like your
cup of whatever, but rest assured; Senna is one of the best films
you’ll see this year.
Built almost entirely out of news
footage of Ayrton Senna with a few talking heads to provide background
and context, this builds up an amazingly vivid picture of both the man
and the world of formula one racing in the 80s and 90s.
While
the home and person life of Senna are glossed over a little, his
womanising is not (a TV presenter’s shameless coming onto him on-air
provides one of the film’s funniest moments), and the footage of him
around the track is often far more revealing than a dozen on-camera
interviews.
With so much footage available (Senna’s adult life
was lived in public right up until his accidental death at the age of
34) the success of this film comes down to the editing, which manages
to get all the big themes of his life across effortlessly including:
His on-track battles with other drivers His off-track struggles with his team and the administration The sheer thrill of racing and what it takes to be the world’s best
Whatever your opinion of racing itself, this is a film not to be missed. 4.5 out
of 5
Senna
Australian release: 11th August,
2011
Official
Site: Senna
Cast: Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost and Frank Williams.
Director: Asif Kapadia
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