8.3 | / 10 |
Users | 4.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
The story of the monumental life and tragic death of legendary Brazilian motor-racing Champion, Ayrton Senna. Spanning the decade from his arrival in Formula One in the mid 80's, the film follows Senna's struggles both on track against his nemesis, French World Champion Alain Prost, and off it, against the politics which infest the sport.
Starring: Ayrton Senna, Frank Williams (X)Biography | 100% |
Documentary | 94% |
Sport | 65% |
Video codec: VC-1
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
with portions in Portuguese and Japanese
English, English SDH
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
BD-Live
Region free
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Winner of Best Documentary Award at the British Independent Film Awards, Asif Kapadia's "Senna" (2010) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Universal Studios-UK. The supplemental features on the disc include an interview with the Brazilian legend; additional interviews with Formula One experts and pundits; Brazilian promo piece for Senna and his philanthropic work; and an audio commentary by producer James Gay-Rees, writer and executive producer Manish Pandey, and director Asif Kapadia. In English and Portuguese, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
Champion
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.78:1, encoded with VC-1 and granted a 1080p transfer, Asif Kapadia's Senna
arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Universal Studios-UK.
Senna is comprised entirely of archival news reports, interviews, and raw footage from various races. Naturally, the
quality of the material varies greatly - sometimes detail is acceptable, sometimes it is poor; clarity and contrast also
fluctuate. However, there have been no attempts to introduce post-production corrections to have the raw footage look
better than it could. On the other hand, in the Extended Version some of the added interviews with various specialists
and commentators look very good, but in some areas there is banding that is rather puzzling. All in all, the main image limitations are very obviously inherited from the original source. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray disc. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your playerregardless of your geographical location. For the record, there is no problematic PAL or 1080/50i content preceding the disc's main
menu).
There is only one audio track on this Blu-ray disc: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (with portions of Portuguese and
French). For the record, Universal Studios-UK have provided optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature (on-screen
English subtitles, as introduced in the Theatrical Version of the film, are also available).
Antonio Pinto's wonderful music score benefits the most from the loseless treatment, and because of it the film often feels
like dream. Some of the racing footage is quite incredible to experience with the beautiful string solos. Generally speaking,
the dialog is clean, stable, and easy to follow. There are no sync issues or problematic audio dropouts to report in this
review either.
Note: All of the supplemental features are perfectly playable on North American Blu-ray machines, including the
PS3.
Asif Kapadia's award-winning documentary film offers a fascinating look at the hyper-competitive world of Formula One racing and the legacy of arguably its greatest star, the late Ayrton Senna. The film contains an enormous amount of outstanding racing footage, very informative interviews, news reports, etc. Fans of the sport and the Brazilian racer cannot afford to miss this one. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Triple Play
2010
With 'Making Of' Production Notes / Triple Play
2010
Limited Edition with 1:12 F1 Lotus Model
2010
2011
2013
Le Sel de la Terre
2014
2014
2018
1 / 1: The Film / 1: The Movie
2013
2015
2011
Extended Collector's Edition
2013
2016
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2015
2002
2016
2012
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2011
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3-Disc Collection | History | The History Channel
2012