you are a racer of the old grist and grain: The American Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) wins in 1959, the prestigious 24-hour race of Le Mans, but then turns to because of heart problems in the design of sports cars. And Ken Miles (Christian Bale), in the USA, the resident Englishman, is considered to be more unpredictable hot porn.

Shelby gets 1965 the contract to design and build a race car, after years of Ferrari domination at Le Mans will enable the American manufacturer Ford a victory. The big companies want out of the carriages of his Family Image and with race-driven Sex Appeal with a younger consumer base points. The Problem: Shelby holt, of all things, Miles as a pilot – and the conservative leadership at Ford, a thorn in the eye.

The victory of eye: Ford wants to be the fastest car. Video: YouTube/20th Century Fox Switzerland

“Le Mans 66”, therefore, has some fuel in the Tank before you can see anything at all of the French circuit. And that’s good: Director James Mangold (“Walk the Line”) is not using the Motorsport as a petrol-filled cheers of the event, but as a test route for human exposure limits. It’s about inventors and the spirit of sport and the question of how the impulsive, Miles keeps his family afloat after he has driven out of Pride in his car workshop in the Ruin.

As the little want wife (Caitriona Balfe) is allowed to freak out at tax time. “Le Mans 66” is not a battle of the sexes, but a kerfuffle among the big boys. It looks like if Damon and Bale beat in the front garden, and then together to drink a coke, because the Timing between full throttle and braking maneuvers, the dialogs glow in front of Esprit.

However, you also feel very serious tones in this freely-adapted racing history. It is less about the competition between Ford and Ferrari, but the internal power structures of the US car manufacturers: Since there has allowed to let off steam extended to a Patron (Tracy Letts), of the company of his father to the faceless mega-Corporation, where egogesteuerte Scheming on squad positions. No wonder, then, that it comes from Miles: “the Ford guys like us hate because we are different.” It is that Moment that the sixties suddenly very close to the present approach.

Grand Prix

Drama, John Frankenheimer, USA, 1966; 169 min.

The spectacular formula-1-Film-combines downstream of turned shots with documentary Material from a number of races. The plot revolves around a fictional racing driver, but there are numerous appearance of real, including the Swiss Jo heard Siffert.

Always been fascinating: The Speedster on the racetrack. Video: YouTube/Warner Bros.

Le Mans

Drama of Lee H. Katzin, USA, 1971; 104 min.

Virtually, the grandfather of James Mangold’s Film. “Le Mans” was a matter of the heart for the actor Steve McQueen, who was an avid motor sports fan and Amateur race went. He plays an American, which measures the 24-hour race in Le Mans with a German competitor (Siegfried Rauch). Also in this Film, Jo Siffert was involved – as a good friend of McQueen, he drove the car of his film character.

The race of Le Mans: For many be the Highlight of your career. Video: YouTube/HD Retro Trailer

Jo Siffert: Live Fast, die Young

a documentary by Men Lareida, CH 2005; 87 min.

The film Director Men Lareida (“Viktoria: A Tale of Grace and Greed”) portrays the rise of Jo to Siffert, the racer from Freiburg. He was one of the most successful riders in the world, before he died in 1971 at a race in England – only five days before the Premiere of “Le Mans”.

Faster climb: Jo Siffert was until 1971 the fastest. Video: Youtube/Hugo movie trailer

Senna

a documentary by Asif Kapadia, UK/Br/F 2010; 106 min.

The portrait of the Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna meant for Asif Kapadia (“Amy”, “Diego Maradona”) to the breakthrough as a documentary filmmaker. Also, Senna died on the race track, in 1994 at the Grand Prix of San Marino.

to the limits and beyond: Many drivers find the death on the race track. Video: YouTube/Universal Pictures UK

Rush

Biopic from Ron Howard, GB/D 2013; 123 min.

A Drama about the rivalry between the Austrian Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl) and British driver James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth). A large part of the appeal of the Film from the opposite characters of the two drivers — pulls on the a sides of the ascetic Lauda, on the other hand, the drunken, partying on the Hunt.

rivals in the Cockpit: Two racers in the fierce battle. Video: YouTube/Universal Pictures

Created: 18.11.2019, 18:41 PM