The film company "Karoprokat" has released a dubbed trailer for the biographical drama "Ferrari" about the tragic fate of the founder of the car company and former racer Enzo. Russians will be able to watch the film at the box office from December 21.
The film was directed by four-time Academy Award nominee Michael Mann, who previously worked on the films "Heat" and "Johnny D.", and also produced such projects as "The Aviator" and "Ford v Ferrari". The main roles in the film were played by famous actors, in particular, Adam Driver ("House of Gucci", "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"), Penélope Cruz ("Vanilla Sky", "Murder on the Orient Express") and Shailene Woodley ("Divergent", "The Fault in Our Stars"). The film also stars Patrick Dempsey, Sarah Gadon, Valentina Belle, Jack O'Connell and others.
The film is based on Brock Yates' book Enzo Ferrari. Biography". The film touches on important moments in the life of the legendary personality. The action takes place in 1957, when Enzo Ferrari faces numerous problems in both his personal life and business. His company is on the verge of bankruptcy, and his bond with his wife is weakening due to the constant quarrels and scandals that began after the death of their only 24-year-old son. In addition, the hero is playing a double game in his personal life. In order to save his business and drastically change his fate, Enzo decides that Ferrari will take part in a dangerous endurance race called the Mille Miglia.
The idea of creating a biopic about the car tycoon was born by Michael Mann back in the mid-1990s. As the director said in an interview with Vulture, then work on the film was suspended due to the lack of sufficient funding and not a fully thought-out script.
"Also, I came up with the idea of doing Piero (Ferrari. — RT) is the final point of this story, and ultimately to dedicate the plot to his fate. Once I made that decision, I rewrote his scenes in the film and used them as a value system that made it clear how each scene should unfold. In the '90s, when Sydney Pollack and I were working on this story, it wasn't in the script," the director said.
Mann also clarified that during the production of the film, the team was largely assisted by Piero Ferrari, Enzo's son from his mistress Lina Lardi. According to the director, the businessman brought a lot of valuable ideas to the plot, shared some details about his father. For example, he talked about the fact that Enzo Ferrari never shaved himself or made himself coffee, as well as about his relationship with one of his close friends and confidant Giacomo Cuoga, whose role was played by Giuseppe Bonifati in the film.
The director himself also invested a lot of time in studying Enzo's personality before filming the drama. In an interview, he said that the founder of Ferrari was very attentive to his appearance and behavior. According to Mann, the businessman believed that everything good could turn out to be bad, so he always thought strategically, was vigilant and witty.
The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival on August 31, 2023. The film was nominated for the Golden Lion, but the award was taken by the melodrama Poor Unfortunates with Emma Stone in the lead role. Most of the critics who watched the film raved about it in their reviews. Many noted the great acting of Adam Driver and Penelope Cruz, as well as the spectacular racing scenes.
So, according to Glenn Kenny, the film is filled with dialogues, but they are not trivial. A critic compares Driver in the role of Enzo with Boris Lermontov, the hero of the musical melodrama about the world of the ballet The Red Shoes (1948).
"Adam Driver looks very authoritative, playing the role of a man a few years older than himself. Ferrari's character is somewhat reminiscent of Lermontov, who is obsessed with the dancing impresario from the classic film The Red Shoes. Like Lermontov, Ferrari is a man with inherent elegance. Even the barely noticeable tummy that Driver has for this role seems to be a significant detail. But Cruz almost surpasses him in sophistication and passion [in terms of acting]," the critic explained on RogerEbert.com's website.
Russian film reviewer Stanislav Zelvensky said that Enzo Ferrari in the film tries to balance between personal and professional life, but the latter is still in the first place for him. The author of the review noted the exciting moments and the unpredictable action scene, which made the audience wonder out loud.
"The racing scenes are made with the expected jet skill, but not without surprises: towards the end, there is a moment when silence hangs on the screen, and the entire audience loudly says 'ah!'" wrote Zelvensky in an article for Kinopoisk.
In total, Michael Mann's picture, according to Rotten Tomatoes, was rated by movie experts at 76% "fresh", and on IMDb the film currently has a rating of 6.8 out of 10.