Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans BFI Film Festival
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This looks a good way to spend 90 minutes in October if you are based in London!!
Tickets on sale for non AMEX holders from 10.00am tomorrow at £9.
https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?...
I'm there!
added reveiw link
http://www.indiewire.com/article/watch-steve-mcque...
Tickets on sale for non AMEX holders from 10.00am tomorrow at £9.
https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?...
I'm there!
added reveiw link
http://www.indiewire.com/article/watch-steve-mcque...
Edited by TonySim on Wednesday 16th September 11:41
WOW, what a film! If you like cars, motor racing, Le Mans, Steve McQueen and cinema this is the film for you.
The two directors of Steve McQueen – The Man and Le Mans gave an intro to the film and then gave a Q & A session afterwards. Many of the production and research team were there too.
The film was five years in the making and had newly discovered film footage, sound clips and documents that have never been in the public domain. When Steve was dying of cancer aged 50 in 1980 in a hospital in Mexico he gave a last interview that was published in a magazine at the time. The film makers tracked down the audio tape of that interview and part of it opens and closes the film. Incredible!
David Piper who lost a leg below the knee in an accident while filming was in the audience and still drives his own 917 at 84!!
The DVD will be a must buy when it comes out
It was a very special night last night.
The 917 outside was the icing on the cake!
The two directors of Steve McQueen – The Man and Le Mans gave an intro to the film and then gave a Q & A session afterwards. Many of the production and research team were there too.
The film was five years in the making and had newly discovered film footage, sound clips and documents that have never been in the public domain. When Steve was dying of cancer aged 50 in 1980 in a hospital in Mexico he gave a last interview that was published in a magazine at the time. The film makers tracked down the audio tape of that interview and part of it opens and closes the film. Incredible!
David Piper who lost a leg below the knee in an accident while filming was in the audience and still drives his own 917 at 84!!
The DVD will be a must buy when it comes out
It was a very special night last night.
The 917 outside was the icing on the cake!
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