Most car lovers can trace their passion for high-performance autos in the media they consumed at a younger age. For some, it was crowding around the TV with loved ones on race weekends, others may have been enamored with James Bond’s Aston Martin dB5, and some perhaps in awe of the automobile smorgasbord found in the Fast and the Furious movies. Though nothing compares to the sensation of driving a sports car in real life, revving up the engine and tearing up a track, many car films get us close to appreciate the blood-curdling thrill of high-performance driving. Whether to pay homage to the flawless engineering of certain automakers, celebrate the international phenomenon of auto sports, or simply to enhance action scenes, the car is a central part of cinema’s history and aesthetic language. Whether your interest lies in F1 or American muscle cars, French melodramas or Hollywood action blockbusters,..
