[Movies] Senna Movie

[herowassenna]

http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2010/0...s-this-autumn/

I can't wait...

[stark]

Any news on a release date? I've been scouring the interweb but had no luck further than 'Autumn'...

[Super Hans]

I'd certainly be interested in seeing it. A film about the lives of Gilles and Jacques Villeneuve was mooted a few years back, but nothing seems to have come of it.

[GerardWon]

Originally Posted by Super Hans

I'd certainly be interested in seeing it. A film about the lives of Gilles and Jacques Villeneuve was mooted a few years back, but nothing seems to have come of it.

Ah Gilles here's one of my fav YT vids http://youtu.be/nAn_omLUO0Y

Can't wait till The Senna movie hits NY.

Sadly my copy of "Aryton Senna: The Hard Edge of Genius" was lost when we moved a while back -- in the mood to re-read that book.

[Andrew2001]

Really looking forward to it, but no word of a release in NZ?

I enjoyed the official tribute 2disk dvd set which came out years ago, this film on the bigscreen will be good.

[littleman]

Does this movie contain much we haven't already seen?

[Bononi]

Originally Posted by littleman

Does this movie contain much we haven't already seen?

There is some footage (specially family stuff) that only brazilians saw it, but most of it is already known.

[Oran Park Forever]

Originally Posted by [B

GerardWon[/B];2891844]
Sadly my copy of "Aryton Senna: The Hard Edge of Genius" was lost when we moved a while back -- in the mood to re-read that book.

He signed the inside cover of mine at Hockenheim in 1990, needless to say it lives in a safe!

In regards to the film makers showing bias in the Senna/Prost scenario with the benefit of 2 decades worth of stories & opinions to dwell on, it's worth listening to James Hunt's comments only 2 weeks after Suzuka 1990. Until mid 1990, James was one of Senna's biggest critics & never missed an opportunity to reveal his weaknesses. However, by Estoril 1990 his comments had turned 180 degrees & certainly by Adelaide the conviction in his comments were resolute............about both Senna & Prost...........have a listen.

http://youtu.be/kjsNLEykKVA

[herowassenna]

Saw the film Tuesday evening. I undertand a few of the comments about editing and some of the in car footage and gears being out of synch.
Some great unseen footage, Ron Dennis showing video of 1981 Austrian GP where Villeneuve and Jones drive through an escape road without penalty and Senna's reaction to the Ratzenberger crash.

I loved it and found Prost running to the stewards office laughable in 1989, and him talking to another odious human being walking in, Nigel Roebuck. I know, I'm hardly likely to be unbiased about Prost but alot of this film covered that period of F1 as it happened.
I'd forgotten about the 1989 accident between them, and even that year they had ignored Senna's request to put pole position on the left hand side.
Being a Ferrari fan all my life, I remember well, Suzuka 1990, and I wanted Senna to win, I couldn't stand Prost at all. Retribution...

Quite clever of the director/ producer to include an interview with Prost detailing how he'd finish 5th rather than race for 2nd, 3rd or 4th if it meant winning the Championship. Then later, with Senna's famous comment to J Stewart, about if you don't go for a gap, you're no longer a racing driver.

They show an alliance between Balestre and Prost, and people have said it shows Prost in poor light, yet Prost worked his political magic when he arrived at Ferrari, Mansell hated him him after their time together, yet had been friends previously.
Even Williams in 1993, Prost had Renault stating before the championship started how great it would be to have the French driver win. It was obvious that Hill didn't stand a chance.
One scene I thought very unfair because it painted Prost the human being as a very shallow person, was his interview with Selina Scott, where he's flirting and being suggestive, the producers kept in her reply about "does his wife drive"

Saddest part... his sister speaking about the evening before the Imola race, he'd turned to the bible and asked "God" a question. His reply, he was going to give him the greatest gift possible... chills ran down my spine

Originally Posted by GerardWon

Sadly my copy of "Aryton Senna: The Hard Edge of Genius" was lost when we moved a while back -- in the mood to re-read that book.

Not sure if you're interested, I have this book in hardback and paperback, I was going to list the 1st edition on Ebay. Let me know.

[stripedcat]

Originally Posted by herowassenna

I loved it and found Prost running to the stewards office laughable in 1989, and him talking to another odious human being walking in, Nigel Roebuck. I

Why do you think that Nigel Roebuck is an 'odious human being'?

[ptclaus98]

I don't know if you've seen it but there's a 45 minute tribute made by Antti Kalhola that is absolutely brilliant. I got it 3 or so months ago, and I watch it regularly.

[ghinzani]

Originally Posted by ptclaus98

I don't know if you've seen it but there's a 45 minute tribute made by Antti Kalhola that is absolutely brilliant. I got it 3 or so months ago, and I watch it regularly.

Tribute to whom?

[nickyf1]

Originally Posted by ptclaus98

I don't know if you've seen it but there's a 45 minute tribute made by Antti Kalhola that is absolutely brilliant. I got it 3 or so months ago, and I watch it regularly.

Antti Kalhola's work is amazing, ''Gravel for Breakfast'' is one my all time favourite youtube clips.

[Massa_number1]

i still rem my father telling me in the car on the way home from football when I was 12 years old that senna had died that day i hope the movie pays respect in kind to roland ratzenberger who did become a big part in the last few days of sennas life going by his supposed reaction to a fellow drivers death.

what ever happened to the antonio bandera's senna movie that was being given the green light by the senna foundation i personally think that would have been a good film if they used real race footage woven with scenes of banderas as senna

[SennaTheGreat]

Originally Posted by Massa_number1

what ever happened to the antonio bandera's senna movie that was being given the green light by the senna foundation i personally think that would have been a good film if they used real race footage woven with scenes of banderas as senna

I don't know how true it is but I heard that the film got canned as Antonio was just about to start work on Zoro, and the production company for the Senna movie basically said, "Do it now or don't do it at all" and Banderas stuck with Zoro. Like I said though that is what I heard (Years ago!!)