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Mozart vs. Salieri. Kennedy vs. Khrushchev. Gates vs. Jobs. Add to that list of epic clashes Formula 1 adversaries James Hunt and Niki Lauda, whose larger-than-life bout for the 1976 world championship title fuels Ron Howard’s exhilarating Rush – not just one of the great racing movies of all time, but a virtuoso feat of film-making in its own right, elevated by two of the year’s most compelling performances.

It’s high-octane entertainment … assembled for grown-ups and executed in such a way as to enthral even those who’ve never watched a race in their life.
– Peter Debruge, Variety

This movie will thrill boys, who all seem to love cars, but the character study at its heart will engage the girls as well.

Contents of the guide

Teaching Guide		Study Programme
Introduction	3	Introduction	2
Sources and Resources	4	Analysing Narrative Structure	3
Narrative Structure	5	Techniques Checklist	5
Pre-production: the Screenplay	8	Pre-production: the Screenplay	7
Setting – the Basic Facts	10	Design: Setting and Costumes	10
Scene-by-scene Commentary	12	Setting – the Basic Facts	12
Production: Filming Rush	30	Cars and Drivers	13
Scene 43	32	Production: Filming Rush	14
Character Notes	33	Characterisation	16
Post-production: Editing	39	Character Questions	18
The Music	41	Post-production: Editing	19
Themes	42	Film vs Fact	21
Film vs Fact	46	Main Cast	22
'We're Making a Film, Not a Documentary'	47	Behind the Cameras	23
Critical Acclaim	48	Dialogue Excerpts	24
'A Ron Howard Film'	49	Scene List	26
Interesting Facts	50	Glossary	27
Where To From Here?	51	Worksheets
		Study Record	2
Extras include background material on Formula 1 and the people involved, a copy of the screenplay, and a huge library of photographs.		Filming – Scene 43	3
		Editing Techniques	4
		'We're Making a Film, not a Documentary'	5
		Scene-by-scene Worksheets	6
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