Many consider him the best actor of a Generation. He excelled as a hard-nosed Mafioso, as well as as a Charmer and played also his humorous side. Now the Hollywood legend’s birthday.
-
Robert de Niro at 75: A life in Film
Young Gangster in Scorsese: “witch’s cauldron” (1973)
Martin Scorsese took for his third Film, “witch’s cauldron” (“Mean Streets”) the young actor Robert De Niro in front of the camera. De Niro had turned off by then quite a few movies, but the Drama should be a couple of New York’s small gangster his artistic breakthrough. At the same time, it was the prelude to a very successful collaboration of the Duo.
-
Robert de Niro at 75: A life in Film
Following In the footsteps of Marlon Brando: “The godfather II” (1974)
In 1974, Director Francis Ford Coppola gave the talented young actor a Chance in the sequel of his blockbuster movies “The godfather” (The good father) to play. De Niro used it. That was almost was a handover: Marlon Brando, who had shone in the first part, as an old gangster boss, as the best actor in Hollywood. De Niro took his role as godfather and as a “best actor”.
-
Robert de Niro at 75: A life in Film
De Niro in Europe: “1900” (1976)
Also in Europe, the Directors became aware in those years to the young Americans. Italian film Director Bernardo Bertolucci undertook De Niro (R) to be approximately five-hour epic “1900” (“Novecento”) about Italian history. Here, too, the Charisma of the native New Yorkers unfolded at the side of world-famous stars such as Donald Sutherland (l) and Gerard Depardieu (center).
-
Robert de Niro at 75: A life in Film
The Cult Film “Taxi Driver” (1976)
Directly following the Film that should burn in the heart and brain of millions of movie fans all over the world: Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver”. De Niro’s appearance as a lonely and increasingly violence-prone New York taxi drivers is now regarded as one of the most legendary performances of an actor in modern American cinema history.
-
Robert de Niro at 75: A life in Film
Music: “New York, New York” (1977)
Scorsese also should show a year later in the musical film “New York, New York” that De Niro could play not only gangsters and men on the verge of a nervous breakdown. His appearance as a Saxophonist on the side of Liza Minnelli indicated, where the career of De Niro’s should go many years later: too many tongue-in-cheek and humorous performances.
-
Robert de Niro at 75: A life in Film
Desperation and violence: “going through hell” (1978)
But first of all, Robert De Niro in a serious role remained. As a tortured and from different sides alierter U.S. soldier in the Vietnam Drama “The deer” (“The Deer Hunter, urge”), convinced De Niro once again in a film drama, which posed questions about the usefulness of violence.
-
Robert de Niro at 75: A life in Film
The coronation: “raging bull” (1980)
In 1980, the Film, De Niro won the Oscar as best actor: “raging bull” (“Raging Bull”). A deserved award: rarely had seen on the canvas the appearance of an actor who showed in two hours, so many facets. Legendary De Niro’s weight gain of 30 kilos, he stock is up for the role of boxer Jake LaMotta.
-
Robert de Niro at 75: A life in Film
Gangster epic “once upon a time in America” (1984)
Half a decade later, once again it was an Italian film Director, De Niro is to acting excellence drive. In Sergio Leone’s “once upon a time in America” (“Once Upon a Time in America”) won De Niro his film partner James Woods in the role of a petty criminal who rises through the smuggling of alcohol to the gangster boss.
-
Robert de Niro at 75: A life in Film
Once again Mafia: “Casino” (1995)
In the mid-1990s, Robert De Niro, who had indulged in some lighter rollers swung to at once look at game exploits. Once again his old friend Martin Scorsese put him in a epic mafia film. Again, De Niro played his skills as a family man and brutal Gangster perform soft and hard at the same time.
-
Robert de Niro at 75: A life in Film
Congenial Duo with Al Pacino: “Heat” (1995)
Immediately afterwards, the United Director Michael Mann in his Thriller “Heat” has two stars, which complemented each other here is wonderful: Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. De Niro, took in “Heat” the Part of gangster, fought with Al Pacino as a police Lieutenant in a thrilling duel for honor and Ethos. A Feast for all Fans of challenging American genre cinema.
-
Robert de Niro at 75: A life in Film
Young Gangster in Scorsese: “witch’s cauldron” (1973)
Martin Scorsese took for his third Film, “witch’s cauldron” (“Mean Streets”) the young actor Robert De Niro in front of the camera. De Niro had turned off by then quite a few movies, but the Drama should be a couple of New York’s small gangster his artistic breakthrough. At the same time, it was the prelude to a very successful collaboration of the Duo.
-
Robert de Niro at 75: A life in Film
Following In the footsteps of Marlon Brando: “The godfather II” (1974)
In 1974, Director Francis Ford Coppola gave the talented young actor a Chance in the sequel of his blockbuster movies “The godfather” (The good father) to play. De Niro used it. That was almost was a handover: Marlon Brando, who had shone in the first part, as an old gangster boss, as the best actor in Hollywood. De Niro took his role as godfather and as a “best actor”.
-
Robert de Niro at 75: A life in Film
De Niro in Europe: “1900” (1976)
Also in Europe, the Directors became aware in those years to the young Americans. Italian film Director Bernardo Bertolucci undertook De Niro (R) to be approximately five-hour epic “1900” (“Novecento”) about Italian history. Here, too, the Charisma of the native New Yorkers unfolded at the side of world-famous stars such as Donald Sutherland (l) and Gerard Depardieu (center).
-
Robert de Niro at 75: A life in Film
The Cult Film “Taxi Driver” (1976)
Directly following the Film that should burn in the heart and brain of millions of movie fans all over the world: Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver”. De Niro’s appearance as a lonely and increasingly violence-prone New York taxi drivers is now regarded as one of the most legendary performances of an actor in modern American cinema history.
-
Robert de Niro at 75: A life in Film
Music: “New York, New York” (1977)
Scorsese also should show a year later in the musical film “New York, New York” that De Niro could play not only gangsters and men on the verge of a nervous breakdown. His appearance as a Saxophonist on the side of Liza Minnelli indicated, where the career of De Niro’s should go many years later: too many tongue-in-cheek and humorous performances.
-
Robert de Niro at 75: A life in Film
Desperation and violence: “going through hell” (1978)
But first of all, Robert De Niro in a serious role remained. As a tortured and from different sides alierter U.S. soldier in the Vietnam Drama “The deer” (“The Deer Hunter, urge”), convinced De Niro once again in a film drama, which posed questions about the usefulness of violence.
-
Robert de Niro at 75: A life in Film
The coronation: “raging bull” (1980)
In 1980, the Film, De Niro won the Oscar as best actor: “raging bull” (“Raging Bull”). A deserved award: rarely had seen on the canvas the appearance of an actor who showed in two hours, so many facets. Legendary De Niro’s weight gain of 30 kilos, he stock is up for the role of boxer Jake LaMotta.
-
Robert de Niro at 75: A life in Film
Gangster epic “once upon a time in America” (1984)
Half a decade later, once again it was an Italian film Director, De Niro is to acting excellence drive. In Sergio Leone’s “once upon a time in America” (“Once Upon a Time in America”) won De Niro his film partner James Woods in the role of a petty criminal who rises through the smuggling of alcohol to the gangster boss.
-
Robert de Niro at 75: A life in Film
Once again Mafia: “Casino” (1995)
In the mid-1990s, Robert De Niro, who had indulged in some lighter rollers swung to at once look at game exploits. Once again his old friend Martin Scorsese put him in a epic mafia film. Again, De Niro played his skills as a family man and brutal Gangster perform soft and hard at the same time.
-
Robert de Niro at 75: A life in Film
Congenial Duo with Al Pacino: “Heat” (1995)
Immediately afterwards, the United Director Michael Mann in his Thriller “Heat” has two stars, which complemented each other here is wonderful: Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. De Niro, took in “Heat” the Part of gangster, fought with Al Pacino as a police Lieutenant in a thrilling duel for honor and Ethos. A Feast for all Fans of challenging American genre cinema.
The 1943 New York born actor has delivered in his career so many masterful performances in front of the cameras, so many hymns of praise garnered so many prizes that would come to De Niro in the case of a listing of the best cinema actor in America, not around.
It is above all the eight movies, the Robert De Niro (so far) are turned on for the Director Martin Scorsese, which will make him immortal: “witch’s cauldron” and “Taxi Driver,” “raging bull”, “Goodfellas” and “Casino”, to name just a few. In them, De Niro showed early on what he had on it. Quick as a flash, he was able to switch between sensitivity and propensity for violence. and on his face all the landscapes of the Soul were reflected.
De Niro and his buddies and “house Director” Martin Scorsese in 2010
On De Niro to actually hit what you are boasts commonly in the case of actors with Charisma and He was able to bring about with the Pull of an eyebrow, the slight Lift of his mouth angle, or the folds of the forehead a lot. That was the beginning of the career of De Niro, especially as a brutal and violent character in Gangster and mafia films. And this is also the second career half, in which the performer is presented with success also in comedies.
De Niro also performed well in melodramas and family movies
Not all of De Niro. According to his great movies with Martin Scorsese, or under the direction of Masters such as Michael Cimino, Bernardo Bertolucci and Sergio Leone, there were a couple of years and a dozen films in which the great Mime seemed a little on its merits to rest. A little mannered and matter-of-factly, his facial Expressions appeared to be there sometimes. But always understood it to De Niro to convince in the meantime, also in the lighter compartment.
De Niro as a mob boss and Billy Crystal as his psychiatrist in the Comedy “analyze this 2” (2002)
This came at the box office. The success of Comedy “My bride, her father and I” and its sequels washed tens of millions of dollars in the box office. Before De Niro had in works such as “Midnight Run” or “just a case of nerves”. Also in some of the supporting roles, the character actor who had once started at the Theater enthusiasts here, only his appearance was mentioned in Quentin Tarantino’s “Jackie Brown”.
A New Yorker through and through…
Was awarded the Americans, of course, also, two Oscars, one as best supporting actor in “The godfather II” and for his brilliant boxer role in “raging bull” were a coronation, and on several occasions he was also nominated for the Golden Hollywood Statuette. The American West coast is not even Robert De Niro’s preferred Playground. De Niro’s a New Yorker through and through, he grew up there, from there to his favourite Director, Martin Scorsese, and in New York, played many of his best films.
The Democrats close to De Niro with the former US-President Barack Obama
And in the US East coast metropolis Robert De Niro, considered to be media shy and with Interviews quite economical bypasses established in the year 2002 with producer Jane Rosenthal, the Tribeca Film Festival, the one of the best and most successful in the United States. In New York, De Niro’s is a spiritual home, and so it is not surprising that the actor for the “a” side of the United States of America stands for, namely the Europe-inclined. Again and again the actor is committed to the Democrats, the current US President, he as a “blatantly stupid” and “bastard”. Most recently, he attacked Donald Trump at the ceremony of the Tony Awards again, with the males words and received a Standing ovation.
A ninth Scorsese film “The Irishman”
17. August celebrates Robert De Niro, gave the audience dozens of great performances on the screen, its 75. Birthday. The most beautiful gift, that he will make his Fans around the world, is likely to be the Film “the Irishman”, which after many years of first collaboration with Martin Scorsese. “The Irishman” is, how could it be otherwise, a Mafia movie and Robert De Niro shows once again as a Killer. A Film that tells its Story primarily in flashbacks. It could also be a kind of retrospective of a Grand career.
No canvas-farewell – the end of 2018 to appear as “The Irishman” on Netflix
Martin Scorsese’s production of “The Irisman” with Robert De Niro in the main role should be to see the end of the year, probably at first on Netflix. On the side of Joe Pesci, Al Pacino, and Harvey Keitel De Niro plays a contract killer.