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 his 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. Special Features: Bonus Footage, Commentary: Martin Scorsese (director) and Thelma Schoonmaker (editor); Michael Chapman (cinematographer), Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler (producers), Cis Corman (casting director), Robbie Robertson (music consultant) and others; Jake La Motta and Mardik Martin and Paul Schrader (writers), Documentaries: Fight Night, Interviews: Jake La Motta (boxer); Cathy Moriarty (actor) and Vikki La Motta, Making of Documentary, Video essays by Geoffrey OBrien and Sheila OMalley (film critics); Essays by Robin Robertson (poet) and Glenn Kenny (film critic); Program from 2004 featuring veteran boxers reminiscing about La Motta; Three short programs highlighting the collaboration between Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, Trailers
