Winner of the 1980 Academy Award for Best Picture, Raging Bull earned mostly scathing denunciations from many of its earliest reviewers. Now considered the most celebrated film of the decade, Martin Scorcese's portrait of Jake LaMotta continues to elicit strong critical and popular reactions. This collection of writings on the film includes an introductory essay surveying the reception of the film and the changing critical response; a scene-by-scene scan of the film; a sampling of the most important reviews; and articles ...
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Winner of the 1980 Academy Award for Best Picture, Raging Bull earned mostly scathing denunciations from many of its earliest reviewers. Now considered the most celebrated film of the decade, Martin Scorcese's portrait of Jake LaMotta continues to elicit strong critical and popular reactions. This collection of writings on the film includes an introductory essay surveying the reception of the film and the changing critical response; a scene-by-scene scan of the film; a sampling of the most important reviews; and articles and essays focusing on such major themes as gender and sexuality, language, and boxing as metaphor.
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