Raging Bull (DVD)

Robert De Niro teams with director Martin Scorsese in this extraordinarily compelling (Leonard Maltin) film that introduced unflinching realism to stunned audiences in 1980. An exceedingly violent as well as poetic fight picture that maps the landscape of the soul (The New York Times),Raging Bull garnered eight Oscar? nominations* and won two, including Best Actor for De Niro. De Niro gives the performance of his career as Jake La Motta, a boxer whose psychological and sexual complexities erupt into violence both in and out of the ring. Joe Pesci and Cathy Moriarty are unforgettable as the brother who falls prey to Jake's mounting paranoia and jealousy, and the fifteen-year-old girl who becomes his most prized trophy. A brilliantly photographed film of extraordinary power and rare distinction (The Wall Street Journal), Raging Bull is filmmaking at its riveting best.