Anatomy of an actor : Robert De Niro /

Kenny, Glenn, 1959-

Anatomy of an actor : Robert De Niro / Robert De Niro Glenn Kenny; Cahiers du cinéma (Firm), - London : Phaidon, 2014. - 190 p. : ill. ; 32 cm. - Anatomy of an actor .

Bruce Pearson: Bang the drum slowly (1973); John Hancock, [director] -- Johnny Boy: Mean Streets (1973); Martin Scorsese, [director] -- Vito Corleone: The Godfather, part II (1974); Francis Ford Coppola, [director] -- Travis Bickle: Taxi Driver (1976); Martin Scorsese, [director] -- Jake La Motta: Raging Bull (1980); Martin Scorsese, [director] -- Rupert Pupkin: The King of Comedy (1983); Martin Scorsese, [director] -- Jack Walsh: Midnight Run (1988); Martin Brest, [director] -- Leonard Loew: Awakenings (1990); Penny Marshall, [director] -- Jack Byrnes: Meet the Parents (2000); Jay Roach, [director] -- Jack Mabry: Stone (2010); John Curran, [director].

This book focuses on ten key performances from a single actor. Best known for gangster films, Robert De Niro (b.1943) has led a rich and varied career that encompasses crime movies, musicals, comedies, period pieces and action flicks. His breakout role in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets (1973) sparked a decades-long collaboration with the director that included Taxi Driver in 1976 and The King of Comedy in 1983. Oscar winner for Best Actor in Raging Bull (1980), he was awarded the prestigious role of jury president at Cannes in 2011.

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De Niro, Robert, 1943- --Crítica e interpretación


Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Biography.
Actores y actrices de cine--Estados Unidos--Biografías
Cine --Historia--Estados Unidos
Cine--Argumentos, tramas, etc.
Cine estadounidense.

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