Senna (2010)
Directed by Asif Kapadia this documentary uses archive footage with some modern voice overs to tell the story of Ayrton Senna. The documentary charts Senna's career from his early days in Formula One racing up to his death at the fateful 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.
In racing circles Senna is something of a mythical figure not just because of his great ability but also because his career was cut tragically short. With so much archive footage to draw from the documentary does an excellent job of showing Senna's story although I was slightly disappointed that there was not a larger contribution from people that actually worked with Senna. Some of the footage is not easy to watch, especially that of Martin Donnelly lying injured on the track following his 1990 crash at Jerez or the two fatalities at San Marino in 1994.
4/5
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