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Raging Bull

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The Bronx Bull

Original title: Raging Bull
Year: 1980
Running time: 124 min.
Country: United States
Director: Martin Scorsese
Screenwriter: Paul Schrader, Mardik Martin. Autobiography: Jake LaMotta
Music: Various
Cinematography: Michael Chapman (B&W)
Cast: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci, Frank Vincent, Nicholas Colasanto, Theresa Saldana, Mario Gallo, John Turturro, Frank Adonis, Martin Scorsese
Producer: United Artists
Genre: Drama | Biography. Sports. Boxing
Synopsis: It tells the story of middleweight boxer Jake La Motta (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 neighbourhood. 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.

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#3 Best Biopics/Biographical Movies
#9 Best Movies of the '80s
#87 Best US Movies of all time
#101 Best Drama Movies
#144 Best Movies in the history of film

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Awards: 1980: 2 Academy Awards: Best Actor (De Niro), Editing. 8 Nominations

1980: Golden Globes: Best Actor - Drama (Robert De Niro). 7 Nominations

1981: BAFTA Awards: Most Outstanding Newcomer to Film (Pesci) & Editing. 4 Nominations

1980: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actor (De Niro) & Sup. Actor (Pesci). 4 Nominaciones

1980: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Film & Actor (De Niro)

1980: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director

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Critics' reviews

"Scorsese and Robert De Niro do a fearless job of showing us the precise feelings of their central character (...) Scorsese finds a way to visually suggest his jealousy (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"Much of the film has an improvisational quality, which makes the story seem very real, but which is also rather dull (...) There's no denying the power and artistry of De Niro's performance (...) Technically, the film is stunning"

Ron Pennington: The Hollywood Reporter
"[Scorsese's] most ambitious film as well as his finest. Though 'Raging Bull' has only three principal characters, it is a big film, its territory being the landscape of the soul."

Vincent Canby: The New York Times
"The film paints a claustrophobic portrait of violent compulsion, with scenes of domestic abuse made all the more clammy by a static, unblinking camera (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

Matthew Connolly: Slant
"The boxing sequences are possibly the best ever filmed, and the film captures the intensity of a boxer's life with considerable force."

Joseph McBride: Variety
"La Motta remains a one-note character (...) There is no denying the emotional power of these scenes, but one wishes that Scorsese would end his Italian-American guilt trip and stop exposing mean-tempered, self-destructive characters"

Kathleen Carroll: New York Daily News
"Robert De Niro, electrifyingly and horribly charismatic (...) The result is operatic and mad and compelling (...) Joe Pesci is superb"

Peter Bradshaw: The Guardian
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