Taxi driver : a summit of the Martin Scorsese/Robert De Niro tandem
In 1976, three years later Bad roadsMartin Scorsese and Robert De Niro reunite for Taxi driver. A masterpiece in which the actor lends his features to Travis Bickle, a Vietnam veteran who finds work as a taxi driver in New York. Traumatized and lonely, Travis evokes his demons through his diary, confiding his difficulty in traveling at night, marked by sometimes dangerous encounters on murky and sticky streets.
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One day, he sees Betsy (Cybill Shepherd) in the campaign office of presidential candidate Senator Charles Palantine (Leonard Harris). They start dating but she Betsy decides not to see Travis again when he takes her to a pornographic cinema during a date. Suffering more and more from loneliness and insomnia, the driver gradually descends into madness. After attempting to kill Charles Palantine, he embarks on a murderous quest, wanting to free the young prostitute Iris (Jodie Foster) from the clutches of her pimp Sport (Harvey Keitel).
Written by Paul Schrader, who will collaborate again with Martin Scorsese wild bull, The last temptation of Christ OR Open grave, Taxi driver is a masterful film about the alienation, anxiety, and isolation that can consume residents of a large city, as well as the post-traumatic stress of veterans. A feature film awarded the Palme d’Or for which Robert De Niro completely immerses himself in his role, even obtaining a taxi license and driving customers around for several weeks.
The brief return of Travis Bickle
In 2013, Robert De Niro said so The Guardian :
I would like to know where Travis is today. There was something about this guy, all this anger and alienation, that’s what the city can do to you. Marty and I are from New York, so we too can feel alienated.
Second The sun, the two-time Oscar winner will soon hear from Travis Bickle, but unfortunately not in a new Martin Scorsese film scripted by Paul Schrader. The actor once again slipped into the character’s shoes a series of commercials for Uber filmed in London. A source told the British tabloid that the actor will repeat some cult phrases Taxi driver. Robert De Niro should of course humorously repeating the famous phrase “Are you talking to me?”, which he had improvised. Travis Bickle probably deserved better, but we’ll have to settle.
Paul Schrader also reacted and he didn’t hide his disappointment. On his Facebook page, the director and screenwriter wrote:
I never imagined Bob could do that. I haven’t seen them yet and if I’m lucky I never will.
Source: Cine Serie
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