Set in the summer of 1957, with Enzo Ferrari's auto empire in crisis, the ex-racer turned entrepreneur pushes himself and his drivers to the edge as they launch into the Mille Miglia, a trea... Read allSet in the summer of 1957, with Enzo Ferrari's auto empire in crisis, the ex-racer turned entrepreneur pushes himself and his drivers to the edge as they launch into the Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy.Set in the summer of 1957, with Enzo Ferrari's auto empire in crisis, the ex-racer turned entrepreneur pushes himself and his drivers to the edge as they launch into the Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 6 wins & 38 nominations total
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- TriviaChristian Bale was cast in the lead role in late 2015, prompting a reunion with director Michael Mann after Public Enemies (2009), but dropped out because he didn't have enough time to gain the necessary weight for the role. Hugh Jackman was the first actor to replace Bale, until Adam Driver took over the role in January 2022.
- GoofsThere are two occasions where characters watch live TV coverage of events, something that wouldn't happen in 1957 as such sporting events would be covered by newsreel not live TV.
In the first scene Enzo watches his cars racing live in a Grand Prix, and in the second his wife Laura watches live coverage of the post Mille Miglia press conference.
- Quotes
Enzo Ferrari: You lack commitment. Look at the Maserati team. Fangio. Behra. Stirling Moss. Hard-nosed pros. Men with a brutal determination to win. With a cruel emptiness in their stomachs. Detachment. Loyal to one thing- not the team. Loyal to their lust to win. It rains. The track is slick with oil, an evil-handling car. Will they falter? No. My spring team. Skillful? Courageous? Yes. Recently in school. Aristocrats from Almanach de Gotha. Gentleman sportsman. Very nice. On the straight into the tight corner at Nouveau Monde, there's only one line through it. Behra pulls up next to you, challenging. You're even. But two objects cannot occupy the same point in space at the same moment in time. Behra doesn't lift. The corner races at you. You have perhaps a crisis of identity: "Am I a sportsman or a competitor? How will the French think of me if I run Behra into a tree?" You lift, he passes. He won, you lost! Because at that same moment, Behra thought, "Fuck it, we both die." Make no mistake, all of us are racers- or have been. We are all certain, "It will never happen to me." Then my friend is killed. I give up racing forever on Monday. I'm back racing by Sunday. We all know it's our deadly passion. Our terrible joy. But if you get into one of my cars- and no one is forcing you to take that seat- you get in to win. Brake later. Steal their line. Make them make the mistake.
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Written by Howard Dietz, Walter Donaldson, and Giuseppe Gramitto Ricci
Performed by Orchestra Jazz Dino Olivieri
The performances are decent overall. Unfortunately, I was most disappointed by Adam Driver as the titular character. He never showcases the great range that I know he is capable with. His Enzo Ferrari is very reserved and somewhat bland. It's not helped that he is speaking English while attempting an Italian accent. If Chernobyl (2019) can get away with all English dialogue, then I feel you can do that here. It would certainly allow Driver to reach greater levels of acting. The saviour of this film is certainly Penélope Cruz. She delivers an excellent performance as Laura and I wish she got more screen time.
But if you're here for the racing, the film does delivers. It's few and far between, but the third act is a long, intense race with great sound design and editing. It's a shame that you're not invested in any of the racers since the film doesn't characterise any of them. It means the climax of the film doesn't hit as hard as it probably should. It's certainly shocking and brutal but it's hard to stay immersed when the violence is so over the top and the CGI is not quite great.
Overall, Ferrari feels like a film that could've been better. The characters could've been better, the story could've covered a more interesting part of Enzo Ferrari's life and the acting could've been more. I left this film not feeling like I did not know Enzo Ferrari. It's a film that perhaps is not for me, but I can see how others enjoy it.
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- Jan 1, 2024
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- Enzo Ferrari
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- Budget
- $110,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $18,550,028
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,921,773
- Dec 31, 2023
- Gross worldwide
- $42,285,029
- Runtime2 hours 10 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1