friendship with Sorrentino, seven children, nephew, deceased at age 19

The whole world is preparing to celebrate his 80th birthday, which falls on Thursday, August 17th. And he, Robert De Niro, decided to approach the fateful date by indulging himself with a trip to Italy, the native country of his great-grandparents from Molise, whose citizenship since 2006 he took in parallel with the American one. Excellent meals between the Aeolian Islands and the Amalfi Coast, sightseeing tours of the cities, sightseeing of monuments, even a sacramental photo (smiles) with Pulcinella on the streets of Naples. But the apotheosis of this summer Grand Tour is the sacred monster of cinema, winner of two Oscars (in 1975 for The Godfather II, in 1981 for Raging Bull) and always considered the heir to Marlon Brando, with whom he shot in 2001 an unforgettable film The result was a visit to the set of his friend Paolo Sorrentino, who is filming a new film between the capital of Campania and Capri, still untitled, in the center of which is a woman named Partenope, like her city: a photograph of the Oscar-winning director embracing. and the actor posted by Paolo on social media was online, the perfect synthesis of talent, big cinema, human and artistic resemblance.

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FAMILY

Eighty years and not feel them. It is all too easy to see that for De Niro, life begins anew at an age when mere mortals have long been enjoying retirement. And not only because last May the actor became a father for the seventh time: after the first 6 children from 3 different women, already the grandfather of 4 grandchildren, he had a little Gaia Virginia from his current 45-year-old partner Tiffany Chen, champion. martial arts. Previous protagonist of cult films such as Mean Streets, The Godfather 2, Taxi Driver, Novecento, Raging Bull, Falling in Love, Mission, Goodfellas and In Italy, first Once Upon a Time in America by Sergio Leone, then Manual of Love 3 by Giovanni Veronesi. , today Bob is also experiencing a new spring in his work: with 8 films in development or coming out, including 3 series, he is ready to return to the Olympus of that great cinema, which in recent seasons has been a little dismissive in favor of forgotten small films made only for to raise money and possibly pay child support to his ex-wife, Grace Hightower. Much to the delight of the public, De Niro returned to work with such masters worthy of his boundless talent as Martin Scorsese and Barry Levinson. Directing the first, as a wealthy and unscrupulous rancher, he directed The Killers of the Flower Moon, which premiered in Cannes and is expected in Italian cinemas on October 19: a very powerful thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio, set in 1920 in Oklahoma. where oil-rich Osage people become the victims of mysterious serial murders for the FBI to investigate. Director Levinson, his contemporary, almost 80-year-old actor, then directed The Wise Men, a $100 million mob film in which he even plays a dual role: Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, two famous Italian-American bosses. commit suicide in a crime-fighting case in New York.

CULT

In a word, today De Niro is more than ever De Niro, the consummate actor who became a legend by saying the phrase “Are you talking to me?” (Taxi driver, 1976), contradictions reign at this historical moment: on the one hand, there are social networks that, propagating the cult of youth, would like to send the so-called Silver Generation to the attic; on the other hand, cinema, which, in the hope of reviving the general public, continues to rely on old glories that are difficult to replace.

RETURN

It is no coincidence that great old men like Clint Eastwood, who at 93 directs juror No. 2, Harrison Ford, who on the eve of the 80s again took on the whip of Indiana Jones, Al Pacino, who at 83 has 6 films, including Modi , directed by Johnny Depp, with Riccardo Scamarchio as Modigliani. Not to mention that Al, having surpassed the record of his eternal rival De Niro (the two met each other in the films “Heat Challenge” and “The Irishman”), two months ago had a fourth child, Roman, with a 29-year-old ex Nur Alfallah. Mick Jagger. But if you ask Bob what he thinks of his sensational career, he will calmly answer: “I never watch my films again.” On the other hand, we tirelessly continue to watch them, wishing them another 80 years of those grandiose interpretations that made him an incomparable legend. Read full article
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