69 MALAYSIAAIRLINES.COM Ford v Ferrari is playing on board. Check your inflight entertainment system for channel information. Q + A WITH THE STAR The film has been critically acclaimed, with critics saying that there’s enough drama to satisfy people who may not be racing fans. Would you agree with that? It was important to get the audience – the majority of whom have probably never been around a racetrack – to understand why these men get such thrills out of [a sport] that entails a high likelihood of death. This was the 1960s, where the brakes are nowhere near as advanced as they are now, and the car is flying down the track at 230 miles an hour. What type of person is willing to do that? That’s a fascinating character study, for sure. What motivates your character Ken Miles, the British racing car driver who’s one of the main subjects of the film? He was driven by the idea of a perfect lap. The meaning of that has changed with technology, but in Miles’ mind, if you could take every corner perfectly at top speed, it was possible to pull off the perfect lap. He was obsessed by that. What differs when you play a real person as opposed to a fictional character? For me, it’s a real luxury playing a real person. Some people find it intimidating to portray somebody real, but for me it’s the opposite. There are eccentricities real people have that you have to learn, which means having to put my ego aside as an actor. I find that liberating. Christian Bale chats about racing legend Ken Miles and filming Ford v Ferrari at the celebrated Le Mans racetrack In the fast lane What was it like seeing actual racing drivers in action on set? We were so fortunate that we had on set the sons of the characters portrayed in the film, who are now racing drivers too. The scene where Ken Miles is at Le Mans looking side to side at the men surrounding him… those guys he’s looking at are the sons of the people who were around Miles at that very moment. It was beautiful to have sons playing their fathers. What was it like filming at Le Mans? The 24 Hours of Le Mans is such an iconic race and just being there gave us goose bumps. For the Paris premiere of the film, we were joined by legends of the sport Gérard Larrousse and Tom Kristensen. These guys have lived it and know exactly what it takes to win such a gruelling race. It was incredibly special to have them join us. “For me, it’s a real luxury playing a real person” IMAGES: ROBERT ASCROFT / AUGUST / CLICK PHOTOS (PORTRAIT), MERRICK MORTON (FILM STILL) Turn the page to find more films set in the past GOING BACK IN TIME Water for Elephants Based on the acclaimed bestseller, this romantic story set in a traveling circus in the 1930s stars Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson and Christoph Waltz. Motherless Brooklyn Set in New York City in 1957, the film follows a private investigator with Tourette syndrome who is determined to solve the murder of his mentor. Argo In this historical drama set during the Iran hostage crisis between 1979 and 1981, the CIA creates a fake sci-fi film to rescue the US diplomatic staff who escaped their besieged embassy in Tehran.
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Ford v Ferrari is playing on board. Check your inflight entertainment system for channel information.
Q + A WITH THE STAR
The film has been critically acclaimed, with critics saying that there’s enough drama to satisfy people who may not be racing fans. Would you agree with that?It was important to get the audience – the majority of whom have probably never been around a racetrack – to understand why these men get such thrills out of [a sport] that entails a high likelihood of death. This was the 1960s, where the brakes are nowhere near as advanced as they are now, and the car is flying down the track at 230 miles an hour. What type of person is willing to do that? That’s a fascinating character study, for sure. What motivates your character Ken Miles, the British racing car driver who’s one of the main subjects of the film?He was driven by the idea of a perfect lap. The meaning of that has changed with technology, but in Miles’ mind, if you could take every corner perfectly at top speed, it was possible to pull off the perfect lap. He was obsessed by that. What differs when you play a real person as opposed to a fictional character?For me, it’s a real luxury playing a real person. Some people find it intimidating to portray somebody real, but for me it’s the opposite. There are eccentricities real people have that you have to learn, which means having to put my ego aside as an actor. I find that liberating.
Christian Bale chats about racing legend Ken Miles and filming Ford v Ferrari at the celebrated Le Mans racetrack
In the fast lane
What was it like seeing actual racing drivers in action on set?We were so fortunate that we had on set the sons of the characters portrayed in the film, who are now racing drivers too. The scene where Ken Miles is at Le Mans looking side to side at the men surrounding him… those guys he’s looking at are the sons of the people who were around Miles at that very moment. It was beautiful to have sons playing their fathers.
What was it like filming at Le Mans?The 24 Hours of Le Mans is such an iconic race and just being there gave us goose bumps. For the Paris premiere of the film, we were joined by legends of the sport Gérard Larrousse and Tom Kristensen. These guys have lived it and know exactly what it takes to win such a gruelling race. It was incredibly special to have them join us.
“For me, it’s a real luxury playing a real person”
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GOING BACK IN TIME
Water for Elephants Based on the acclaimed
bestseller, this romantic story set in a traveling circus in the
1930s stars Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson and
Christoph Waltz.
Motherless BrooklynSet in New York City
in 1957, the film follows a private investigator with
Tourette syndrome who is determined to solve the
murder of his mentor.
Argo In this historical drama set
during the Iran hostage crisis between 1979 and 1981, the CIA creates a fake sci-fi film to rescue the US diplomatic
staff who escaped their besieged embassy in Tehran.
After hearing a mysterious voice, Elsa accidentally creates chaos in Arendelle. With Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven, she leaves home to travel to an ancient, autumn-bound forest of an enchanted land. The group must find the
origin of Elsa’s powers in order to save their kingdom.
GERANNAMRON, KHOHARULLAH MAJID, FEIYNA TAJUDIN |
PG13 / / 101 mins / Action / ML, E+
Featuring the fascinating Malay martial art silat, Geran is an
action story about a vicious rivalry between two rival silat families. Ali
and Fatimah must protect their home and honour when their
younger brother, Mat Arip, loses their inherited land grant to their
father’s lifelong nemesis.
One of the most iconic tales from Chinese mythology tells the story of Ne Zha, a demonic baby with a curse. Determined to make the best of his short life, his parents
allow him to train as a demon hunter. Young Ne Zha must
confront his true identity and save a community that fears him.
Set in the 1990s during the IMF crisis in South Korea, Hyun-woo
and Mi-soo meet while exchanging stories on a radio program. They fall in love, but can’t quite seem to get the timing right. Over the
course of the next few years, their tumultuous relationship weathers
many storms as they grow up.
This gripping mystery is based on a Spanish thriller, The
Invisible Guest. A dynamic young entrepreneur finds herself locked in a hotel room with the corpse of her secret lover. She hires a
prestigious lawyer to defend her and they work together to figure
out what actually happened.
FORD V FERRARIMATT DAMON, CHRISTIAN BALE,
JON BERNTHAL PG13 / 152 mins /
Action, Biography, Drama / E, J
American car designer Carroll Shelby and racing driver Ken Miles
battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and their
own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford. Their creation faces off against
the untouchable Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.
NE ZHA LU YANTING,
JOSEPH, HAN MOPG13 / / 110 mins /
Animation, Family, Fantasy / M, E+
DOCTOR SLEEPEWAN MCGREGOR, REBECCA
FERGUSON, KYLIEGH CURRAN R / / 152 mins /
Drama, Fantasy, Horror / E
Years after the events of The Shining, a now-adult Dan Torrance
has found peace working at a hospice. After learning about a
young girl with similar powers, he must protect her from a cult of psychic vampires known as the
True Knot, who prey on children to extend their own lifespans.
TUNE IN FOR LOVE KIM GO-EUN, JUNG HAE-IN,
PARK HAE-JOON |PG13 / / 122 mins /
Drama, Romance / K, E+
MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN EDWARD NORTON, GUGU
MBATHA-RAW, ALEC BALDWIN R / / 144 mins /
Crime, Drama, Mystery / E
Based on the acclaimed novel by Jonathan Lethem, Edward
Norton’s longtime passion project finally comes to life in 1950s New
York. Norton plays a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette syndrome who’s determined to solve the murder of his beloved
mentor and only friend.
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PANNU, AMRITA SINGHPG13 / / 118 mins / Crime, Drama,
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RATINGS:G/U General audience. Suitable for all ages.
PG Parental guidance recommended. Some content may not be suitable for children.
PG13 Parental guidance strongly recommended. Some content may be inappropriate for children under 13 years of age.
15 Suitable for audiences aged 15 years and above.
LANGUAGES:A Arabic / D Danish / E English / ES Spanish / F French / G German / H Hindi / I Italian / IN Indonesian / J Japanese / K Korean / M Mandarin / ML Malay / T Tamil / TA Tagalog
SUBTITLES:A+ Arabic / C+ Chinese / E+ English / J+ Japanese / M+ Malay
R Restricted. Not suitable for audiences under 17 years of age.
NR Not rated by Motion Picture Association of America.
Contains scenes or language that may be disturbing or offensive. Viewer discretion is advised.
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