New
documentary about making Steve McQueen's Le Mans film
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the the Le Mans race weekend approaching Chris Hunt Cooke has responded to the
launch of our 24H Le Mans webpage saying "talking of Le Mans, a new documentary
is being made about the making of the iconic Le Mans film, using lots of previously
unseen footage. You can sign up for news about this project. And the original
film is on line in its entirety. I have always loved the opening sequence with
Steve McQueen driving through the French countryside early in the morning in his
911 on his way to Le Mans." See
McQueen's Le Mans film
Steve McQueen's 'Le Mans' project: New film
features remarkable unseen footage and outtakes
An article in the Independent
newspaper in mid May recalled "Steve McQueen was at his absolute height as
a movie star when he began work on his passion project Le Mans (1971). Thanks
to a string of successes like Bullitt and The Thomas Crown Affair, he was one
of the most powerful figures in Hollywood, able to choose his own projects and
set his own terms. Fans revered him as the coolest, most charismatic actor of
his generation." | | The
new documentary is directed by Gabriel Clarke and John McKenna. What has been
causing huge excitement among motor racing and film fans alike is the wealth of
unseen footage that the film-makers have turned up of McQueen's folie de grandeur.
They have made extraordinary efforts to track down the missing footage. Part of
the reason they feel that this is an inspirational story for their new documentary
is that "you go into dark places with Steve McQueen – and you do realise
that his was a flawed character. He was a genius of a man." That's one of
the things the duo hope to put across is that he was a visionary. See
the Independent article |
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