19. Raging Bull

Director: Martin Scorsese
Year: 1980
Actors: Robert de Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci
Plot: Tells the story of Jack LaMotta, a middleweight boxing champion of the 1940s, who lets his anger go beyond the ring to destroy his life...
Music: Beautiful classical music from the Italian composer Pietro Mascagni; most notable is the main theme known as the Cavalleria Rusticana
Why:

• Scorsese's Masterpiece... A classical film, with black and white colors that make for a more dramatic artistic vision
• Beautiful Italian score by Pietro Mascagni, especially his Cavalleria Rusticana
• Passionate acting by Robert de Niro and Joe Pesci

Key Moment: Robert de Niro loses his temper after he suspects his wife to have slept with his brother. He first beats his wife, then he walks over to his brother's house to beat him. It is the defining moment of rage, that eventually causes his life to fall apart....