‘Ferrari‘ is a biographical drama directed by Michael Mann, starring Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz and Shailene Woodley. The film is based on the book ‘Enzo Ferrari: The Man and the Machine‘ by Brock Yates.
The movie will premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, and will be released in December this year.
Premise
During the summer of 1957, former race car driver, Enzo Ferrari, is in crisis. All the dramatic forces of his life are in collision. Bankruptcy stalks the company he and his wife, Laura, built from nothing ten years earlier. Their tempestuous marriage struggles with the mourning for one son and the acknowledgement of another. Enzo decides to counter his losses by rolling the dice on one race – 1,000 miles across Italy, the iconic Mille Miglia.
The Director
Michael Mann
Born in Chicago in 1943, Mann initially made a name for himself in television, directing episodes of popular shows like “Starsky and Hutch” and “Miami Vice”. In 1981, he made his feature film debut with “Thief”, a stylish crime thriller starring James Caan. This film was both a critical and commercial success, propelling Mann’s rise in Hollywood.
Mann’s next film, “Manhunter” (1986), loosely adapted Thomas Harris‘s novel “Red Dragon”. It was visually stunning and notably featured one of the first on-screen portrayals of the iconic character Hannibal Lecter.
In 1995, Mann directed “Heat”, a crime epic starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. “Heat” is widely regarded as one of the greatest crime films ever made. Since then, Mann has continued to create critically acclaimed works, including “The Insider” (1999), “Ali”(2001), “Collateral” (2004), and “Public Enemies” (2009). Read more…
The Cast
Sarah Gadon
Jack O’Connell
Patrick Dempsey
Michele Savoia
Erik Haugen
Giuseppe Bonifati
