Senna (2010)

Director:

Asif Kapadia

Writer:

Manish Pandey

Release Date:

8 October 2010 (Japan)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography | Sport

Tagline:

The legend of the greatest driver who ever lived.

Plot:

A documentary on Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, who won the F1 world championship three times before his death at age 34.

Plot Keywords:

Motor Racing | Death | Racing | Brazilian | Racing Driver

Awards:

Won 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 10 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Ayrton Senna	...	Himself (archive footage)
Alain Prost	...	Himself
Frank Williams	...	Himself
Ron Dennis	...	Himself
Viviane Senna	...	Herself
Milton da Silva	...	Himself
Neide Senna	...	Herself
Jackie Stewart	...	Himself
Sid Watkins	...	Himself
Galvão Bueno	...	Himself
Reginaldo Leme	...	Himself
Gerhard Berger	...	Himself
Nelson Piquet	...	Himself
Nigel Mansell	...	Himself
Jean-Marie Balestre	...	Himself
Michael Schumacher	...	Himself
Bussunda	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Casseta & Planeta)
Rubens Barrichello	...	Himself
Luiz Fernando Lima	...	Himself
Damon Hill	...	Himself
Riccardo Patrese	...	Himself
Bernie Ecclestone	...	Himself

Directed by
Asif Kapadia

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Manish Pandey

Produced by
Tim Bevan	....	producer
Liza Chasin	....	executive producer
Eric Fellner	....	producer
James Gay-Rees	....	producer
Victoria Gregory	....	line producer
Debra Hayward	....	executive producer
Kevin Macdonald	....	executive producer
Manish Pandey	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Antonio Pinto

Cinematography by
Jake Polonsky		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Chris King
Gregers Sall

Sound Department
Tim Cavagin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tim Cavagin	....	supervising re-recording mixer
Stephen Griffiths	....	supervising sound editor
Keith Partridge	....	foley engineer
Andy Shelley	....	supervising sound editor
Steve Single	....	sound re-recording mixer
Barnaby Smyth	....	foley artist and editor

Editorial Department
Matt Adams	....	digital intermediate consultant
Matthew Benns	....	data operations manager
Paul Ensby	....	colorist
Paul Ensby	....	digital color timer
Philip Hedgecock	....	first assistant editor
Todd Kleparski	....	digital intermediate producer
Jaime Leonard	....	on-line editor
Begoña Lopez	....	digital intermediate producer
Keith Mason	....	assembly editor
Avdhesh Mohla	....	assistant editor
Debs Richardson	....	first assistant editor
Lee Twohey	....	assistant colorist

Music Department
Paula Anhesini	....	music re-recording mixer assistant
Fernanda Cardoso	....	composer: additional music
Fernanda Cardoso	....	music creative assistant
Fernanda Cardoso	....	music programmer
Samuel Ferrari	....	composer: additional music
Samuel Ferrari	....	musician: electric guitar
Marilia Franco	....	executive music producer
Kirsten Lane	....	music consultant
Zeno Mainardi	....	music recording engineer
Thacio Palanca	....	score engineer assistant
Luís Paulo Serafim	....	music recording engineer
Armando Torres Jr.	....	music re-recording mixer
Samuel Ferrari	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Other crew
Raquel Alvarez	....	production coordinator
Jonas Amarante	....	production assistant
Paul Bell	....	archive producer
Matt Curtis	....	titles
Chloe Dorigan	....	assistant: Tim Bevan
Ben Galster	....	junior researcher
Dana O'Keefe	....	sales agent
Katherine Pomfret	....	assistant to Eric Fellner
Cara Shine	....	assistant to producer: Eric Fellner
Oz Thakkar	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Nick Angel	....	special thanks
Martin Brundle	....	special thanks
Bernie Ecclestone	....	special thanks
Lewis Hamilton	....	special thanks
Veronique Hassid	....	thanks
Roman Osin	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures (presents)
• Studio Canal (as StudioCanal) (in association with)
• Working Title Films
• Midfield Films (in association with)

Distributors

• Océan Films (2011) (France) (theatrical)
• Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Toho-Towa (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (UK) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2012) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2012) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Mongrel Media (2011) (Canada) (all media)
• Mongrel Media (2012) (Canada) (DVD)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2012) (Argentina) (all media)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Waylen Group (2011) (Taiwan) (video)

Other Companies

• ABC Sports  footage courtesy of
• AP Archive  footage courtesy of
• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting equipment (as ARRI Lighting)
• Ambulante Studios  original music recorded at (as Ambulante Studio, Sao Paulo)
• BBC Motion Gallery  footage courtesy of
• BBC Sport  footage courtesy of
• ESPN Enterprises  footage courtesy of
• Formula One Administration  special thanks
• Formula One Management  special thanks
• Fuji Television Network  footage courtesy of
• Globo Network Television (GNT)  footage (as TV Globo)
• Goldcrest Post Production London  adr recording (as Goldcrest)
• Greengo Films  production services: Brazil
• HireWorks  Avid symphony nitris DX Rental
• ITN Source/Reuters  footage courtesy of
• Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA)  footage courtesy of (as L'Institut National de L'Audiovisuel)
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• Molinare Studio  special thanks (as Molinaire)
• Nine Network Australia  footage courtesy of (as Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd)
• One7nine Post Production  special thanks
• RTP Images  footage courtesy of
• Right Music  music consultant
• Technicolor Creative Services  digital intermediate (as Technicolor Creative Services, London)
• Technicolor  post-production
• Twickenham Film Studios  sound mixed at
• Videofilmes Produçoes Artisticas Ltda.  footage courtesy of (as Videofilmes)

Also Known As:

"Senna" - Argentina (imdb display title), Uruguay (imdb display title)
"Сенна" - Russia
"Ayrton Senna: Beyond the Speed of Sound" - Japan (English title) (promotional title)
"Senna" - Turkey (Turkish title) (imdb display title)
"Senna" - Hungary (imdb display title)
"Senna" - Greece (DVD title)
"Senna" - Portugal (imdb display title)
"Senna: O Brasileiro, O Herói, O Campeão" - Brazil (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some strong language and disturbing images

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Portuguese | French | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Japan:G | Brazil:Livre | South Korea:All | Ireland:12A | Germany:6 (f) | UK:12A | Singapore:PG | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Netherlands:9 | Argentina:Atp | USA:PG-13 (certificate #46288)

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Despite a limited release, it set a UK box office record for a documentary of £375,000 on its opening weekend.

Quotes:

Jean-Marie Balestre:The best decision is my decision!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Bad Movie Beatdown: Review of 2011 (#3.34)" (2012)

Truly Remarkable

I had been a Fan of Ayrton when I was a child. I distinctly remember watching the F1 highlights with my dad. My dad was a seasonal fanatic of sports and kept updating me with the news from the papers/sports magazines and the television.

To relive the moments of Ayrton (the idol) in this emotionally gripping documentary was unbelievably comforting. The script and flow of the events were so flawlessly presented taking one's memory into the Time travel of decade gone by. It was nothing short of Excellence in execution.

The documentary dissects Ayton's persona in a subtle way, making it the most compelling Biography of all times. The back-ground score by Antonio Pinto was Enthralling and Sensual delight.

This is not to be missed, sad that I had been to the cinema only on the final day when it was shown-much regret the delay. Nevertheless, Its a true Masterpiece which portrays the subtle sadness of a legend's demise in a sweet throat stifling moments.