La passione (1996)

Director:

John B. Hobbs

Writer:

Chris Rea

Stars:

Shirley Bassey, Sean Gallagher, Thomas Orange

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shirley Bassey	...	Herself
Sean Gallagher	...	Jo
Thomas Orange	...	Young Jo
Paul Shane	...	Papa
Jan Ravens	...	Mama
Carmen Silvera	...	Grandmother
Keith Barron	...	Roy
Benedick Blythe	...	Wolfgang
Anna Pernicci	...	Fran
Belinda Stewart-Wilson	...	Dina
Ruth Harford	...	Veronica
Gavin Abbott	...	Vincent
Raymond Brody	...	Uncle Alvero
Freddie Davies	...	Uncle Valentino
Stephen Law	...	Uncle Mario

Storyline

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Taglines:

For one young boy, a passion can be more than just a dream.

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 May 1997 (UK)

Also Known As:

Chris Rea's La Passione

Filming Locations:

Bristol, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fugitive Features, WEA International Inc., WarnerVision Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min 109 min (original)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Definitely a passion but not for everyone

I sat down to watch this film with great anticipation as I like Chris Rea, a nut for classic racing cars and also for everything Italian. Well, I was disappointed. This film is very slow and the story tends to meander and at times goes off at tangents. Apparently the story is semi-biographical of Chris Rea and I can understand why he would want to make it. The story centres on a young boy who has inherited his Italian father's passion for Motor Racing and in particular the Ferrari team.>SPOILER> The story culminates on the death of a racing hero,Wolfgang von Trips,(a real event)and the effect it has on the young boy. La Passione may appeal to die hard racing fans but being one,I wouldn't choose to sit through it again. There is a special feature on the video about the making of the film which is very interesting and goes into detail of how Chris Rea commissioned a replica to be built of the Ferrari "shark nose" car that was used for filming.(none of the original cars remain). I have given a vote of 5 but only for the racing footage and for the special feature.