In 1980, after crossing the desert caused by a strong addiction to cocaine, Martin Scorsese was rescued by a certain Robert De Niro. The actor asked him to direct the film Raging Bull, which explored the controversial figure of the famous boxer Jake LaMotta.
Coming from a humble background, the latter was the hero of legendary battles, notably against Sugar Ray Robinson and Marcel Cerdan. Consumed by jealousy and paranoia, he gradually destroys his relationship, especially with his brother and his wife.
Despite his athletic success, his personal life fell apart. The film explores the inner torment of a man who cannot control his rage. Written by Martin Scorsese, it offers a raw and painful portrait of human self-destruction.
For his visceral performance, Robert De Niro won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1981, and Raging Bull quickly became a great movie classic, in addition to relaunching his career as a director.
“Hi Bobby. I saw your raging bull for the first time on Saturday. I’m still in shock. It’s a monumental masterpiece, an inspiration to me”Al Pacino wrote to his colleague, who was still in awe of the power of the feature film. But the Godfather star wasn’t the only celebrity to publicly praise the raging bull.
Steven Spielberg was shaken by a raging bull
In the documentary Mr. Scorsese, currently available on Apple TV+, a certain Steven Spielberg talked about discovering the film. The director of Jaws was completely surprised by this work and he does not hide it. “I was amazed”– says Spielberg.
“At the end of the movie, I couldn’t speak. I didn’t want to see anyone. I wasn’t myself anymore. I became the characters of the movie. And I didn’t want to be like them. Marty put me on the edge, no other director put me in that position.”Hammered by the author of Jurassic Park and Schindler’s List.
Marty put me on edge; No other director has ever put me in this position.
Powerful words from Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese’s great friend and New Hollywood leader, along with Brian De Palma, Michael Cimino, George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola. After the raging bull, the man nicknamed Marty returns to the road and signs important works such as La Valse des pantins, After Hours, The Last Temptation of Christ, Les Affranchis or Casino.
Leo and Marty, this is for life
After this virtuous cycle, Leonardo DiCaprio will become her new favorite actor. The two artists will collaborate in 6 films: New York Gangs, Aviator, The Departed, Shutter Island, The Wolf of Wall Street and Killers of the Flower Moon. He is also set to team up with the Titanic star for his new project, an adaptation of the novel what happens at nightBy Peter Cameron.
Jennifer Lawrence is also set to star in this feature film, which tells the dreamy story of an American couple who travel to a small snowy European town to raise their child.
Ensconced in a hotel with a strange atmosphere, they meet mysterious characters, including a flamboyant singer, a depraved businessman and a charismatic healer. But nothing is as it seems in this unsettling place, and the more the couple struggle to have a child, the more their marriage and trust crumble.
Source: Allocine
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