Ferrari

Ferrari is set during the summer of 1957.

Behind the spectacle and danger of 1950’s Formula 1, ex-racer, Enzo Ferrari, is in crisis. Bankruptcy stalks the company he and his wife, Laura, built from nothing ten years earlier.

Their tempestuous marriage struggles with the mourning for their one son. Ferrari struggles with the acknowledgement of another.

His drivers’ lust to win pushes them out to the edge.

He wagers all in a roll of the dice on one race, the treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy, the iconic Mille Miglia.

The film has an integrity which can’t be ignored. It’s a grown-up movie about big ambitions and the disasters which strike when they’re placed above all else. After a fallow eight years, it’s great to see Mann return to the screen.

This is Penelope Cruz’s film. It’s one of the greatest performances in her stellar career. She goes head-to-head with the title character and the result is pedal to the metal powerful and impressive.

Biography, Drama, History
United States, United Kingdom, Italy, China (English)
2h 10min