Ferrari (2023)
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In the summer of 1957, Enzo Ferrari faces internal and external crises while preparing his racing team for the grueling Mille Miglia.
The story
In the summer of 1957, Italian automotive entrepreneur Enzo Ferrari prepares his racing team for the Mille Miglia, an open-road, endurance-based race lasting 1,000 miles. Grappling with both domestic and professional crises, Enzo and his estranged wife, Laura, grieve for their only son, Dino, who died a year prior. While he has kept Laura from learning of his infidelities, Enzo's mistress, Lina Lardi, pressures him to grant their illegitimate son, Piero, the Ferrari name as his confirmation nears. Meanwhile, Ferrari's manufacturing company is in terrible financial shape after the groundbreaking development of the team's Formula One car. It needs to make a deal quickly with one of its competitors to survive.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In the summer of 1957, Enzo Ferrari prepares his racing team for the 1,000-mile Mille Miglia while dealing with the death of his son and a struggling manufacturing company. To save the company, Enzo needs full control of the shares held by his estranged wife, Laura. Laura demands a large sum of money in exchange for power of attorney, which she later uses to fund a PR campaign after a fatal accident involving driver Alfonso de Portago. The accident, caused by a blown tire, leads to media scrutiny. Ultimately, Laura grants Enzo the power of attorney but demands he withhold the Ferrari name from his illegitimate son, Piero, until after her death. Enzo agrees, and the film concludes with him bringing Piero to his half-brother's grave.
- First release year
- 2023
- Runtime (minutes)
- 130
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Michael Mann
- Writers
- Troy Kennedy Martin · writer
- Cast and characters
- Adam Driver · Enzo Ferrari; Penélope Cruz · Laura; Shailene Woodley; Sarah Gadon; Gabriel Leone; Jack O'Connell; Patrick Dempsey
- Genres
- biographical; sports drama
- Themes
- grief; adultery; legacy
- Premise and plot tags
- biographical; sports; automotive
- Source material / true-story basis
- Enzo Ferrari: The Man, the Cars, the Races, the Machine by motorsport journalist Brock Yates
- Reception
- The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was named one of the top 10 films of 2023 by the National Board of Review.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 73 · scale: 100 · review count: 55; CinemaScore · score: B · scale: A+ to F; PostTrak · score: 74%
- Awards and nominations
- top 10 films of 2023 · National Board of Review · 2023 · win
- Production trivia
- The film was originally set to premiere on the streaming service Showtime.; Michael Mann began exploring making the film around 2000.
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