Senna (Film)
- Ayrton Senna
- Alain Prost
- Frank Williams
- Ron Dennis
Senna is a British documentary from 2010, which was staged by the director Asif Kapadia. German theatrical release was on May 12, 2011.
Action
The film tells the Formula 1 career of Brazilian Ayrton Senna from 1984 until his accidental death after the Grand Prix of San Marino 1994. Besides, numerous, some previously unreleased footage and photos are shown, which are narrated by eyewitnesses such as Ron Dennis, Alain Prost, Frank Williams and Senna's family. First shots of the drivers' briefings prior to the race to see the movie.
Reviews
" A stroke of genius, the decision to put the documentation at least on the image plane exclusively of archive material together proves. Although come multiple witnesses [ ... ] to speak, but they never appear in the image. In addition to a virtuoso assembly, it is not least this simple but effective trick that " Senna " almost like a fast-paced film can appear all of a piece. "
" Asif Kapadia approaches - sometimes quite glorifying - the myth of this extraordinary athlete [ ... ]. [ ... ] The documentary [ ... ] impressed with previously unreleased footage, numerous witnesses and racing colleagues accompany the fascinating and shocking pictures with comments from the off. "
Awards
- 2011: Audience Award for best foreign documentary at the Sundance Film Festival
- 2011: Audience Award at the Ghent International Film Festival
- 2011: Audience Award at the Los Angeles Film Festival ( Best International Feature Film )
- 2011: Audience Award at the Melbourne International Film Festival
- 2011: Austin Film Critics Award ( Best Documentary )
- 2011: British Independent Film Award ( Best Documentary )
- 2011: Satellite Award ( Best Documentary )
- 2012: British Academy Film Award ( Best Documentary, Best Editing )
- 2012: Evening Standard British Film Award ( Best Documentary )
- 2012: London Critics ' Circle Film Award ( Best Documentary )