From The Last of the Mohicans Unpleasant SafetyMichael Mann has always been fascinated by a certain type of masculinity: men who are consummate professionals, who get the job done (whether it’s a police officer or a safecracker), who are essentially alone. His biopic of former racing driver, automotive innovator and notorious womanizer Enzo Ferrari fits perfectly into this concept.
Adam Driver, thin and stern in dark glasses, is the demanding and arrogant figure at the center of the film, which takes place in the summer of 1957.
In the first 30 minutes we meet him in a moment of financial and personal crisis. We see him briefly select a new racer for his team right after he watches another racer fall like a rag doll from the wreckage of an accident. We see his face crumble on his son’s grave.
A year earlier, Enzo and his wife Laura (Penélope Cruz, ragged and terrifying) lost 20-year-old Dino to illness. Now Laura finds out that her husband has a mistress (Shailene Woodley) and a young son. As Ferrari struggles to revive its sales, the company is hoping to save its empire from bankruptcy with a resounding victory in the 1,000-mile classic Mille Miglia race. But the consequences of his decisions threaten to overwhelm everything.
“When you get in my car, you get in it to win,” Ferrari tells its dashing young drivers Alfonso de Portago (Gabriel Leone) and Peter Collins (Jack O’Connell) emphatically. And when tragedy strikes again – in a thrillingly edited, razor-sharp, thunderous car crash – it’s heartbreaking.
It’s a fascinating look at the story of a life: the film is both haunted by sadness and surrounded by the glamor of Ferrari’s achievements. Movie stars and exotic locales are secondary to the creation and racing of the ultimate cars, all stunningly beautiful models caressed by the camera. Mann’s aesthetics are truly impeccable, from the swivel wheels to the neat paperwork.
The highlight of the film is its portrayal of Ferrari’s private life. He never shies away from the pain and cruelty he inflicts on his wife. When she learns about his second family, she goes off the rails, brandishes a gun, and becomes embroiled in behind-the-scenes legal affairs. But her extreme reaction is so far superior to her husband’s macho composure that he risks making her look worse than Ferrari.
But the image that emerges of him is definitely not a positive one: because of his isolation, he is accustomed to being surrounded by the deaths of his riders during races and test drives, even if he is literally there to watch them smoke Wreck. . .
Ferrari takes a smart approach to the biopic, raising questions about male agency and selfishness in the face of such great loss. He achieves this without detracting from the splendor and excitement of Enzo Ferrari’s beloved cars and the thrill of racing, giving us a glimpse into the complex engine that kept the man running.
Source: I News
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