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Mood:
- AtmosphericGloomyRoughStylizedCaptivatingTenseDisturbing
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- Athlete's LifeContests and CompetitionsRise and FallRedemptionSiblings RelationsAmbitionMind and SoulRivalry more...
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Genres:
- DramaSportPeriod
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century40s50s60s
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- New YorkUSA
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- Boys' Night
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Raging Bull, 1980
English
USA
Profile of Raging Bull
The mood of Raging Bull is tense, gloomy, and stylized. The plot centers around a rise and fall, the life of an athlete, and redemption. It is a drama, sports, and period movie. In approach, Raging Bull is serious and realistic. The setting is New York. It happens in the 1950s and in the 1960s. Raging Bull is originally a true story and based on a book. The movie is known for being a modern classic, an Oscar winner, and a masterpiece. It is especially suggested for a boys' night. Note that Raging Bull includes violent content.
Summary of Raging Bull
With RAGING BULL, Martin Scorsese's personal approach to filmmaking is taken to a whole new level. Shooting in a crisp black and white, Scorsese tells the story of middleweight boxer Jake La Motta, played with incredible intensity by Oscar winner Robert De Niro. As La Motta rises through the ranks to earn his first shot at the middleweight crown, he falls in love with Vickie (Cathy Moriarty), a gorgeous girl from his Bronx neighborhood. Jake's inability to express his feelings pours out in the ring and eventually takes over his life in his dealings with his brother, Joey (a brilliant Joe Pesci). Irrational jealousy over Vickie, as well as an insatiable appetite, sends him into a downward spiral that costs him his title, his wife, and his relationship with Joey. As the out-of-control fighter, De Niro delivers one of the screen's most unforgettable performances. Pesci is just as intense as Joey, who finally realizes that he is unable to tame his animalistic brother. Cinematographer Michael Chapman shoots the film with a stylish flair that fills the boxing scenes with boundless energy and adds immediacy to the arguments that erupt whenever Jake is outside the ring. Simply put, RAGING BULL is one of American cinema's masterworks.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 14 November 1980 |
| Runtime: | 129 min |
| Awards: | Academy Awards |
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