[mascagni-interest] Re: Raging Bull

[Roger Flury]

I seem to remember that the documentary accompanying the special edition
DVD of Raging Bull mentions the fact that Scorsese grew up hearing the
music of Mascagni playing from gramophones in the tenements of his
youth. This probably inspired the wonderful "flashback" sequence with
the Silvano Barcarolle. The other use of the tranquil Cav Intermezzo and
Ratcliff Sogno to  accompany some of the more horrific and violent fight
sequences was pure directorial genius.
Regards
Roger


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