Tag: 1980

When the opening credits begin in Raging Bull and we see a distant, hooded figure in the smoke-filled ring in warm-up sparring mode – presented in cosmic slow motion and set to the celestial “Intermezzo” from Cavalleria rusticana and the pop of flashbulbs – we sense that we are entering untrod territory.

My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…