Matt Damon and Christian Bale at full throttle
In front of the two Hollywood stars Matt Damon and Christian Bale shared the poster of what is largely superfluous Thor: Love and Thunderthey formed a unique couple in a most successful and critically acclaimed film: Le Mans66. Released in 2019, this film directed by James Mangold tells the true story – with some freedom – of the clash between Ford and Ferrari in the 1960s, and more particularly during Ford’s historic victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.
Pointing the camera exclusively at the Ford side, James Mangold films the story of engineer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and driver Ken Miles (Christian Bale). Together they develop the Ford GT40 for the Ford company, then plagued by financial problems and a bad image.
Success (here is our review) upon release in cinemas, Le Mans66 was added to the Netflix catalog on March 15, 2024. Logically, this film which brilliantly draws on the codes of the biographical film, the action film and the dramatic, quickly established itself in the Top 5 Netflix movies. The staging of the racing sequences is impressive, James Mangold chose to convey the sensation of speed andmechanical and human effort with both external and internal shots, encouraging the viewer’s immersion using the least possible number of special effects.
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Two Oscars and a Golden Globe nomination for Christian Bale
Critically acclaimed – Le Mans66 displays a tomatometer a ninety two% and a score of 3.8 on Allociné, James Mangold’s film was rewarded at the 2020 Oscars with four nominations. There he won two Oscars: Best editing AND Best sound editing. In terms of performance, it is Christian Bale who stands out with his intense and moving incarnation by pilot Ken Miles. For this role he was nominated Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama. This is her fifth Golden Globe nomination: she won the Best Supporting Actor in 2011 for The fighter is that of Best Actor For Vice in 2019.
If Christian Bale plays the most interesting role and ensures it the best performance In Le Mans66, Matt Damon is no exception as Carroll Shelby, former rival turned close friend of Ken Miles. Together they form a perfectly complementary duo, ideal for telling this story. But originally, the pair of actors must have been very different. Indeed, the project Le Mans66 was launched in 2013, with Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt were candidates for the lead roles. At the time, Joseph Kosinski was expected to direct.
Source: Cine Serie
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