It was at the time when Kennedy wanted to send a man to the moon, at the time when the 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit exerted an unheard-of fascination with motor racing enthusiasts.
We then tested the wind resistance of the bodywork with bits of wool stuck on the vehicles, we could even hit the recalcitrant doors with sledgehammers to close them during a passage through the pit.
A true story magnified
Le Mans 66
of James Mangold (
Copland,
or
Logan
…) has this extraordinary quality that it conjures up a true story while magnifying it: that of the rivalry between two car manufacturers, Ford against Ferrari, in the heart of the 1960s. And who will result in a duel in due form on the legendary Sarthe circuit, between 1965 and 1969.
The story?
At the start of the sixties, the Ford Motor Company saw its sales stagnate.
The firm of Henry Ford does not make dream while in Italy, Enzo Ferrari chisels cars which make fantasize the Americans.
Every year at the 24 Hours of Le Mans,
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