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Set
in 1957 in Modena, Italy, "Ferrari" focuses on a key period in
the former racing driver's life as he overcomes the death of his
son, struggles to keep his company afloat and seeks to dominate
the racetrack.
Driver, who played Italian fashion scion Maurizio Gucci in
"House of Gucci", takes on the lead role, with Spanish actress
Penelope Cruz playing Ferrari's wife, Laura.
"Definitely there was an added pressure because we were shooting
it in Modena and the Ferrari iconography is very obvious as well
as people reminding you on a daily basis how much Ferrari means
to that area specifically in Italy, not to mention Italy
overall," Driver told Reuters at the film's UK premiere.
"So the pressure ... was on to kind of get it right."
The film's cast also includes U.S. actress Shailene Woodley as
Lina Lardi, Ferrari's mistress and the mother of his surviving
son, Piero, and U.S. actor Patrick Dempsey, who portrays Italian
racing driver Piero Taruffi.
His character takes part in the fast-paced, adrenalin-fuelled
scenes of the red sports cars competing in the legendary Mille
Miglia road race across Italy.
"Normally you take actors, you do additional dialogue
recording," Mann said of sound work on the movie. "We were doing
additional car sounds with real cars."
The movie, which first premiered at the Venice Film Festival,
begins its cinema roll-out later this month.
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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