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| starring = [[Ayrton Senna]]<br />[[Alain Prost]]<br />[[Frank Williams (Formula One)|Frank Williams]]<br />[[Ron Dennis]] |
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| studio = Midfield Films<br />[[Spyglass Entertainment]]<br />[[Imagine Entertainment]]<br />[[The Kennedy/Marshall Company]]<br />[[Working Title Films]] |
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| Directed by | Asif Kapadia |
| Written by | Manish Pandey |
| Produced by | Brian Grazer Kathleen Kennedy Ron Howard Frank Marshall Tim Bevan Eric Fellner James Gay-Rees Ryan Kavanaugh |
| Starring | Ayrton Senna Alain Prost Frank Williams Ron Dennis |
| Cinematography | Jake Polonsky |
| Edited by | Chris King Gregers Sall |
| Music by | Antonio Pinto |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures International: Universal Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 106 minutes (international version) 108 minutes (Japanese version)[1] 162 minutes (extended version) |
| Country | Template:Film UK |
| Languages | Portuguese English |
| Box office | $9,272,990[2] |
Senna is a 2010 documentary film that depicts the life and death of Brazilian motor-racing champion, Ayrton Senna. It is Asif Kapadia's fourth feature film as director, and is distributed by Working Title/Universal Pictures. It has received great critical acclaim.
The film begins with Senna's arrival into Formula One during the 1984 season, briefly covering his time at Toleman and Lotus before concentrating on his career at McLaren. The documentary concentrates on his time with the British team – namely his rise to global fame – becoming a World Champion, his rivalry with his team mate Alain Prost, and his political struggles with the then head of FISA Jean-Marie Balestre. The film covers the climax of the rivalry during the 1989 and 1990 seasons, when Senna and Prost were involved in controversial clashes which decided the drivers' title.
Following a brief overview of the seasons that followed and the technological domination of the Williams cars, the documentary reaches its finale as Senna moves to the Grove-based team in 1994, before covering the events of that year's San Marino Grand Prix, which saw Senna lose his life. The film concludes with the Senna family and his close friends from Formula One mourning his loss at his funeral.
In the film, both through home videos provided by the Senna family and from interviews with people that had known him, Senna is presented as sublime, spiritual, on occasion ruthless, as well as private, humble and fiercely patriotic, donating millions to his native Brazil and contemplating a life outside motor racing.
Critical reception
Senna was universally acclaimed by critics, with a 92% fresh critical consensus on Rotten Tomatoes as of August 2011.[3] Dan Jolin of Empire Magazine gave the film 4 stars out of 5 and stated that it is "ambitiously constructed, deeply compelling, thrilling and in no way only for those who like watching cars drive in circles".[4] Daniel Sarath from the online blog Napier's News gave the film 5 stars and called it "a flawless work of cinema that showcases documentary filmmaking at its most exciting".[5] Alex Zane from The Sun gave the film 4 out of 5 and wrote that Senna is "fascinating and profoundly moving".[6] Steve Rose, writing in The Guardian, also gave the film a 4 out of 5, and praised the fact that "with so much recorded footage of Formula One available, it has been possible to fashion Senna's story as a live action drama rather than a posthumous documentary. We're not so much hearing what happened in the past as seeing it happen before our eyes."[7]
Accolades
| Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sundance Film Festival[8] | World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary | — | Won |
| Los Angeles Film Festival[9] | Audience Award for Best International Feature | — | Won |
| Melbourne International Film Festival [10] | People's Choice Awards for Best Documentary | — | Won |
| Adelaide Film Festival.[11][12] | Audience Award for Best Documentary | — | Won |
Release
Senna had its world premiere on October 7, 2010 at the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix, at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. It was released in Brazil on 12 November 2010 and the UK on 3 June 2011.
Home media
In Japan and Brazil, the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray discs on March 21 and 24, 2011, respectively.[1][13]
References
- ^ a b ""Ayrton Senna: BEYOND THE SPEED OF SOUND"". Senna-fan.com (in Japanese). Geneon Universal Entertainment. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
- ^ "Senna box office performance".
- ^ "Senna (2011)". rottentomatoes.com. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
- ^ "Senna". empireonline.com. Empire Magazine. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
- ^ "Movie Review: Senna". napiersnews.com. Napiers News. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
- ^ "Ayrton story has all the right moves". thesun.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
- ^ "Senna - review". guardian.co.uk. The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
- ^ "Award Screening Schedule". sundance.org. Sundance Institute. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ 2011 Winners
- ^ Yahoo.com
- ^ Audience Awards Announced
- ^ Adelaide Film Festival
- ^ "Documentário "Senna" é lançado em DVD e Blu-ray".
External links
- Official website Template:Pt
- Senna at IMDb
- BAFTA presents Asif Kapadia on Senna recorded at Latitude Festival 2011
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