#1134: SCORSESE, Martin: Raging Bull (1980)
SCORSESE, Martin (United States)
Raging Bull [1980]
Director/Writer
By film critics Geoffrey O’Brien and Sheila O’Malley.
Trailer
Raging Bull [1980]
Spine #1134
Blu-ray
With this stunningly visceral portrait of self-destructive machismo, Martin Scorsese created one of the truly great and visionary works of modern cinema. Robert De Niro pours his blood, sweat, and brute physicality into the Oscar-winning role of Jake La Motta, the rising middleweight boxer from the Bronx whose furious ambition propels him to success within the ring but whose unbridled paranoia and jealousy tatter his relationships with everyone in his orbit, including his brother and manager (Joe Pesci) and gorgeous, streetwise wife (Cathy Moriarty). Thelma Schoonmaker’s Oscar-winning editing, Michael Chapman’s extraordinarily tactile black-and-white cinematography, and Frank Warner’s ingenious sound design combine to make Raging Bull a uniquely powerful exploration of violence on multiple levels—physical, emotional, psychic, and spiritual.
129 minutes
Black and White
Black and White
2.0 Surround
1:85:1 aspect ratio
1:85:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2022
Based on the book Raging Bull by Jake La Motta, with Joseph Carter, and Peter Savage.
Screenplay by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin.
Screenplay by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin.
Martin Scorsese was 38 when he directed Raging Bull.
Other Scorsese films in the Collection:
#1030: Scorsese Shorts (1963-78)
#1198: Mean Streets (1973)
#1118: The Last Waltz (1978)
#1185: After Hours (1985)
#70: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
#913: The Age Of Innocence (1993)
#1058: The Irishman (2019)
#1062: Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story By Martin Scorsese (2019)
Other Scorsese films in the Collection:
#1030: Scorsese Shorts (1963-78)
#1198: Mean Streets (1973)
#1118: The Last Waltz (1978)
#1185: After Hours (1985)
#70: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
#913: The Age Of Innocence (1993)
#1058: The Irishman (2019)
#1062: Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story By Martin Scorsese (2019)
The Film
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The Booklet
Forty-eight page booklet featuring essays by poet Robin Robertson and film critic Glenn Kenny.
Commentary
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The ExtrasThe Booklet
Forty-eight page booklet featuring essays by poet Robin Robertson and film critic Glenn Kenny.
Commentary
- Featuring Scorsese and editor Thelma Schoonmaker;
- DP Michael Chapman, producers Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler, casting director Cis Corman, music consultant Robbie Robertson, and others; and
- Boxer La Motta and screenwriter Martin and Schrader.
By film critics Geoffrey O’Brien and Sheila O’Malley.
Fight Night
A making-of program featuring Scorsese and key members of the cast and crew.
Three short programs
Highlighting the collaboration between Scorsese and actor De Niro.
Television interview
From 1981 with actor Moriarty and the real Vikki La Motta.
Interview
With La Motta from 1990.
Program
From 2004 featuring veteran boxers reminiscing about La Motta.
A making-of program featuring Scorsese and key members of the cast and crew.
Three short programs
Highlighting the collaboration between Scorsese and actor De Niro.
Television interview
From 1981 with actor Moriarty and the real Vikki La Motta.
Interview
With La Motta from 1990.
Program
From 2004 featuring veteran boxers reminiscing about La Motta.
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