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Taxi Driver

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Country / RegionUnited States
Production Year1976
Running Time113min
Format35mm
ColorCOLOR

Program Note

Vietnam war veteran Travis works as nighttime taxi driver nursing his wounds from the war. He sees New York as a degenerated city swarming with pimps, whores and junkies. Frequently spotted on many film masterpiece lists from all over the world, the film harmonizes Martin Scorsese’s elaborate skills as a director with Robert De Niro’s realistic performance.

Director

Martin SCORSESE

Majored in film studies at the New York University, Martin Scorsese is an American film director who represents the 20th century, being recognized by most critics and audiences. He made a wide range of works not only commercially successful but also retaining authorship, headed by [Taxi Driver], [Good Fellas] (1990), [Casino] (1995), and [Gangs of New York] (2002). However, his films evaded the Oscar, until [The Departed] in 2006. His other masterpiece [Raging Bull] (1980) was placed on many top ten lists by critics as one of the major works of ‘80s. He also directed Michael Jackson’s music video [Bad] in 1987.

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