Roman Polanski's up-close-and-personal documentary of Formula 1 legend Jackie Stewart, intimately/strangely portrayed wearing his underwear for hotel room conversations with...
Roman Polanski's up-close-and-personal documentary of Formula 1 legend Jackie Stewart, intimately/strangely portrayed wearing his underwear for hotel room conversations with Polanski as well as where petrolheads expect to see him – screaming down the racetrack. Shot in and around the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix.
Employing on-board cameras and a running commentary from Stewart as he rips around the Monaco course, Weekend of a Champion offers a detailed look at the technique of a master driver. Polanski oversaw a restored version to screen at Cannes 2013, with a new 10-minute coda added in which present-day Polanski and Stewart sit in the same Monte Carlo hotel suite and reflect on the film.
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73 %15 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
75 %179 reviewsAudience score rating
"Even racing aficionados might find the chitchat a little vague."
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Time Out
Time Out"Will appeal mostly to motor-racing enthusiasts and movie archaeologists."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"I wonder if there isn't something a little bit placid and self-satisfied about the film, which is paced remarkably slowly, given the subject matter."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Takes audiences close enough to the brink of oblivion to really drive home what a remarkable accomplishment that represents."
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The Dissolve
The Dissolve"Begins as a motorsports movie but ends up a portrait of two wily elder statesmen who have survived into their seventies by skill, stealth and sheer luck."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterWeekend of a Champion | Details
Award winner- Special Recognition Award, Berlin Film Festival 1972.
- Runtime
- 93
- Genre
- Documentary, Sport
- Country of origin
- France, UK
