Jan 3rd  
Ferrari*** (15)    
(Curzon Colchester)
     
(US 2023)         
Sky Original/STX Films/Black Bear/Moto Pictures/Forward Pass/Storyteller/and others. 130m. Panavision

In 1957 motorcar maestro Enzo Ferrari copes with bankruptcy, his crumbling marriage and remaining illegitimate son, and then triumph as well as tragedy at the Mille Miglia.   
Stylish fast cars biopic where the Italianness of it (in both the cars and the culture) breathes through every frame, in a compelling 130 minutes (short by today's standards), complete with gripping performances from actors who are better looking than their real-life counterparts, but work well to paint a convincing portrait of a once-happy marriage.

Written by: Troy Kennedy Martin, based on the book by Brock Yates.         
Producers: Michael Mann, P.J. van Sandwijk, Marie Savare, John Lesher, Thomas Hayslip, John Friedberg, Andrea Irevolino, Monoka Bacardi, Gareth West, Lars Sylvest, Thorsten Schumacher, Laura Ruster.
Director: Michael Mann.
Starring: Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Gabriel Leone, Patrick Dempsey, Sarah Gadon (as Linda Christian), Jack O'Connell, Ben Collins (as Stirling Moss), Daniela Piperno, Giuseppe Festinese.
Photography: Erik Messerschmidt.
Music: Daniel Pemberton.
Editing: Pietro Scalia.