Raging Bull (1980)
When Jake LaMotta steps into a boxing ring and obliterates his opponent, he's a prizefighter portrayed in this Martin Scorsese film by Robert De Niro. But when he treats his family and friends the same way, he's a ticking time bomb, ready to go off at any moment. Though LaMotta wants his family's love, something always seems to come between them. Perhaps it's his violent bouts of paranoia and jealousy. This kind of rage helped make him a champ, but in real life, he winds up in the ring alone. If you never thought boxing cinematography could be breathtaking, check out Michael Chapman's handiwork.
Books on Raging Bull
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Mike Evans The Making of Raging Bull London, 2006 |
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| Kevin J. Hayes (ed.) Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull 2005 |
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Books with substantial mentioning of Raging Bull
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David Thomson Have you seen?, A personal introduction to 1,000 films New York, 2008 |
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| Robert Casillo Gangster Priest, The Italian American Cinema of Martin Scorsese Toronto, Buffalo, London, 2006 |
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Jürgen Müller Die besten Filme der 80er Köln - London - Los Angeles - Madrid - Paris - Tokyo, 2005 |
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Frederick V. Romano The Boxing Filmography, American Features, 1920-2003 Jefferson, North Carolina and London, 2004 |
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Roger Ebert The Great Movies 2003 |
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| Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.) International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 1. Films Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000 |
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Jack Hunter (editor) Robert De Niro, Movie Top Ten 1999 |
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Amy L. Unterburger (editor) Women Filmmakers & Their Films Detroit - New York - London, 1998 |
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Danny Peary Alternate Oscars, One Critic's Defiant Choices for Best Picture, Actor, and Actress - From 1927 to the Present New York, 1993 |
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Articles on Raging Bull
| Rob Edelman, Color Fading: Raging Bull, in: Films in Review, vol. 31, 1980 pp. 607-608 |
| Raging Bull, Classic Scene, in: Empire, nr. 260 (February), 2011 pp. 162 |
Reviews
| Ian Nathan, Raging Bull, in: Empire, nr. 167, 2003 pp. 148-149 (DVD review) |
