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Robert De Niro: Hiding in the Spotlight

81 %|Aug 14, 2023|Documentary, TV Movie

Robert De Niro is famous for his award-winning portrayals of gangsters, criminals and socially disturbed men who show surprising traces of vulnerability. By analyzing his astonishing roles in iconic films through the years, the documentary reveal the complex actor behind these extreme characters. Because the public knows little about the man who is largely silent about his own life and emotions, this film tries to unwraps one of the most fascinating and enigmatic American actors of all time for the audience. For this the filmakers use clips from his feature films, archive footage of his sparse interviews and probe into his background to illustrate De Niro’s methods for becoming the characters he plays and the reasons he’s able to do so. All of this culminates in a rare exposé of the genesis of the hidden pain that enables the masterful actor to bring such intensity to the big screen.

Featured Crew

Jean-Baptiste Péretié
Director
Jean-Baptiste Péretié
Writer
Stéphane Lopez
Original Music Composer
Amélie Canini
Sound Editor
Amélie Canini
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Patricia Boutinard Rouelle
Producer
Marianne Jestaz
Producer
Daniel Khamdamov
Co-Producer

Cast

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Robert De Niro
Self - Portrait Subject (archive footage)
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Martin Scorsese
Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
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Quentin Tarantino
Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
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Al Pacino
Self (archive footage)
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Martin Sheen
Self (archive footage)
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James Caan
Self (archive footage)
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Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
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George Wallace
Self (archive footage)
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Arthur Bremer
Self (archive footage)
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John Hinckley Jr.
Self (archive footage)
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James Brady
Self (archive footage)
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Tim McCarthy
Self (archive footage)
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Denis Podalydès
Self - Narrator (voice)
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Christian Brückner
Self - Narrator (voice)