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 A decade ago, filmmaker Matteo Rovere achieved unexpected international success with *Veloce come il vento* (Fast as the Wind), a rare example of an Italian commercial film that transcended its borders and even garnered awards. Rare, because action films focused on car racing usually only get theatrical release when they have the backing of major Hollywood productions. However, Rovere has the ability to operate at that level, and with *Motorvalley* he attempts a similar approach, this time in series format. As in his previous film, *Motorvalley* combines family melodrama with action and suspense, structured around a motor racing championship: in this case, the Italian GT circuit. Parents and children, lovers, traumas, money, racing teams, and the inevitable technical problems inherent in high-level competition serve as narrative pretexts for Rovere and his team to stage a long succession of tense and thrilling automotive sequences, both on and off the track. Here, racing isn't jus...