What if we started the week with a little classic? For that, head to Artes, who has a very rich idea to deliver Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York this Monday night, a great moment in cinema led by Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Liam Neeson and Cameron Diaz.
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The historical drama Gangs of New York, released in French cinemas in early 2003, immerses the audience in the Five Points District of New York in 1846. Father Wallon (Liam Neeson), the leader of the Dead Rabbits, is killed by the bloodthirsty Bill the Butcher (Daniel Day-Lewis), who leads the Native Americans. Sixteen years later, Amsterdam Wallon (Leonardo DiCaprio, soon to star alongside Scorsese as a screen legend) returns to avenge his father’s death.
Visually impressive, incredibly rich and dense, an energetic homage to the city of New York, the film’s author Martin Scorsese It is a permanent treatment. AlloCiné has been praised by internet users who give it an average rating of 4.4 out of 5. Gangs of New York is an almost three-hour stunning mural of the sound and the fury, the main merit of which undoubtedly lies in the fantastic interpretations. Leonardo DiCaprio and especially Daniel Day-LewisCreepy as Bill the Butcher.
A genesis that lasts… 30 years!
Gangs of New York It is a long-term project. Martin Scorsese The idea for the film actually came… in 1970, when he discovered Herbert J. Asbury’s novel of the same name.
Scorsese Almost immediately he asked his friend Jay Cox to adapt the film, and the two announced the project to the press in 1977. But mainly budgetary problems forced them to constantly postpone filming until the end of the 90s.
Filming at the prestigious Roman Cinecittà studio
It should be noted that his film could not be shot in New York due to significant architectural changes. Martin Scorsese turned to Europe. And he didn’t put his cameras anywhere after the shots Gangs of New York Held on the prestigious Roman sets of Cinecittà .
More than 2.2 million viewers traveled to cinemas in France to discover this great cinema. How about enjoying this little masterpiece in your living room tonight?
Tonight at Arte at 20:55.
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