RDS928S

The one thing that still blows my mind is Aryton is asked "what his most favorite memory is about racing" even after becoming World Champ in F1 etc, etc. His reply was "kart racing pure & simple. No money or politics involved-just pure racing".

skl

I'd forgotten what a a**hole Balestre was. Some have complained how they made Prost out to be such a bad guy, but it did show how they had "made up" before he died. Senna took no prisoners along the way. The images of him in the pits the morning of the fateful race are very haunting, as is the footage of Roland just before he goes out. And the look on Alain's face in the Williams pits after the crash show real human emotion...
Worth finding in a theatre somewhere near you.

ilko

Finally got to see it last night at the Sunshine along with another Rennlister. Great movie, on my "to own" list when the DVD comes out.

luv2race

Saw it last week in Philly with a few other couples including one lady who grew up and lived in Europe and saw Senna live in a half dozen races. She said he was even better in person, on the edge and fearless.

Anyway, really enjoyed the movie and I was impressed with how they cut the footage together to tell a great but tragic story.

CorrdoBrit

NF streamed the documentary on the 17th anniversary of his death. It was only 'up' for a day which upset a lot of viewers after they paused and found it gone when they went back.
Luckily I watched it all the way through in one sitting. It was captivating and so full of emotion. Hats off to the film-makers. Can't wait for the bluray release so I can watch on the projector.

993Brendan

Saw it, loved it, tried to tell the wife I was working late just to see it again. I've watched one F1 race in my life and had never heard of Senna before the movie buzz started...its that good. Enjoy!

tanger

I have a Brazilian friend who can't quite bring herself to see it yet. In her words: "I can't, I lived it".

Really puts into perspective for me that Senna was more than just a genius behind the wheel of an F1 car, he was the hopes and dreams of Brazil at a time when they didn't have anything else. That as much as I was saddened by the tragedy at Imola, it will never come close to what the Brazilians must have felt to have their shining light extinguished during a time of true darkness...

speedbump2

Here's something a little closer for those in Westchester, Putnam, & SW Fairfield Counties:
The Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville, NY will be showing "Senna" from Friday, 9/2 to Thursday, 9/8.

Dates & Times here:
Jacob Burns - Senna film

--Chuck--

2Many Cars

I found it showing locally and saw it last night. Well worth a drive just to go see it. Great period footage and very well stitched together. In addition to the Prost Senna drama I thought they really took a shot at Williams for fielding such a poor handling car.

speedbump2

Went to see "Senna" Saturday evening in Pleasantville. What a great film!

A couple of observations:

While I knew that Prost intentionally took Senna out at Suzuka in '89, I did not know that he was instrumental in getting him disqualified by the Stewards. So, the disdain I had previously felt towards Prost just elevated to disgust.

I did not know about the collusion between Prost and Balestre to put Senna off of the good track position for the '90 Suzuka race's pole. I'm not a huge fan of the French to begin with, and I know I should not judge an entire population by the actions of a few, but this just really rankles me.

And I do not recall any mention in this film of when Senna stopped and got out of his car to come to Comas' aid in Belgium in '92. I was always impressed with that very humanitarian act by Senna.

This film will be playing daily until this Thursday, 9/8 at the theaters in Millerton, NY & Pleasantville, NY
Get out and see it if you can. I can guarantee that you will not be disappointed.

--Chuck--

P.S. - Bring the wife, even if she hates cars. My wife really enjoyed this film, even though she knows nothing of F1

SpeedBump

Someone wrote a letter to the Washington Post complaining that the review which made the reader go see the movie had a spoiler because it talked of the tragedy of Senna's wreck.

ilko

Too many Speedbumps in this thread!

speedbump2

Hah! Not enough if you ask me!

--Chuck--

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Canyon56

It was a good documentary and I respected the work that went into collecting all that footage and editing it together.

But it felt a bit empty. There was something lacking about it. I didn't get pulled in and immersed by it. A tough film to make and difficult since it was dependent on preexisting footage. I felt like I wanted to get to know him better, but there was this distance between Senna and the viewer.

I'm certainly glad Oliver Stone didn't make it (he wanted to do a Senna film); he would have turned it into a typical commercial Hollywood drama.

A positive review here by Kenneth Turan: http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug...senna-20110812