Villeneuve Pironi

"Racing's untold tragedy."

2022 1h 35m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 12

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Villeneuve Pironi tells the astonishing story of Canadian Formula 1 legend Gilles Villeneuve and French star Didier Pironi, two fearless Ferrari Formula 1 racing drivers, forever torn apart by a historic and hugely controversial moment in time.

“Racing's untold tragedy.”

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Cast

Joann Villeneuve
Self
Melanie Villeneuve
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Jacques Villeneuve
Self
Catherine Goux
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Alain Prost
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Didier Pironi
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Gilles Pironi
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Gilles Villeneuve
Self (Archive footage) (Uncredited)

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Director: Torquil Jones
Writers: Gabriel Clarke, Torquil Jones
Languages: French, English, Italian
Countries: Italy, United Kingdom

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1 / 8

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Released 4 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, English, Italian.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Italy, United Kingdom.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Joann Villeneuve and Melanie Villeneuve and Jacques Villeneuve carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Racing's untold tragedy.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt16306090 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

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Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Torquil Jones directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy, United Kingdom. Dialogue in French, English, Italian.

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1Released 4 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, English, Italian.
3International production across 2 countries: Italy, United Kingdom.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Joann Villeneuve and Melanie Villeneuve and Jacques Villeneuve carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Racing's untold tragedy.".
7IMDB entry: tt16306090 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Villeneuve Pironi (2022)

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CinemaSerf2023-03-23
★ 7/10
Torquil Jones and his archive research team are to be commended for sourcing some pretty amazing library footage as Gilles Villeneuve joined and dominated the Ferrari F1 team until the arrival of Frenchman Didier Pironi and then the wheels, quite literally, all came off. This is a story of a tragic rivalry that I suspect few will recall. It is a personal affair. Contributions from those close to both drivers - intimately and professionally - help us to realise just how cut-throat the business of Formula One was. I couldn't help feeling that I was being manoeuvred, though. Watch for yourself, but I definitely felt that the editorial was steering me more to one camp than the other - and I didn't particularly like that. What is clear, though, is that both men were extremely focussed, adrenalin junkies who took risk as little more than an occupational hazard, and that is well illustrated in this quickly paced documentary that immerses us in the competitiveness and dangers of a sport largely devoid of even the most basic of (modern) safety precautions. If you are at all interested in the history of the engineering, the politics and the personalities of this sport, then this is certainly worth a watch - and on a big screen if you can.

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