[TV] Weekend of a Champion

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Ein ganzes Monte Carlo Wochenende mit Jackie Stewart in 1971, von und mit Roman Polanski verfilmt, da die beiden eng befreundet waren. Es ist die Saison nach dem tödlichen Unfall von Jochen Rindt; sein Teamkollege zu diesem Zeitpunkt ist François Cevert, der zwei Jahre später in Watkins Glenn tödlich verunglücken wird.

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Stewart has thought deeply, insightfully, and extensively about the art and science of racing, and the infinite seemingly insignificant factors that separate a successful driver from an unsuccessful one—and, more significantly, a driver who lives to race again from one who dies in a fiery crash. For Stewart, a little information and strategy can mean the difference between life and death. And when Weekend Of A Champion was filmed, then forgotten, racing was only slightly safer a profession than starring in snuff films or being a kamikaze pilot in World War II.

In the film’s most jaw-dropping moment, Stewart’s wife Helen casually states he’s in a league of his own because the five racers who were professionally closest to him all died in crashes. So when Stewart spends much of Weekend Of A Champion thinking out loud while trying to figure out all the angles, his caution is both essential and understandable.

http://thedissolve.com/reviews/388-...-of-a-champion/
http://www.filmlinc.com/blog/entry/...d-of-a-champion

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Wh am Do | 19.06. 02:40 @ServusTV


Ein Film, den jeder Benzinbruder einmal gesehen haben muss.