Raging Bull
1980 | Drama | USA | Directed by Martin Scorsese
Overview
Jake LaMotta, a boxer whose rage wins rings and loses everything else. De Niro gained sixty pounds mid production for the decline and won the Oscar. Shot in black and white to sidestep blood beauty, with fights staged as subjective violence. The Thelma Schoonmaker editing partnership began here for keeps. The greatest sports film, and a study of jealousy as self destruction.
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