Donnie Brasco (1997)

Director:

Mike Newell

Writers (WGA):

Joseph D. Pistone (book) and
Richard Woodley (book) ...

Release Date:

28 febrero 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Frase comercial:

Donnie Brasco. Based On A True Story.

Plot:

An FBI undercover agent infilitrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the mafia life to the expense of his regular one.

Plot Keywords:

Italian American Cop | Marital Strife | Telephone Booth | Gangster Film | Graphic Violence

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Superb mafia drama. Deeper, and rings truer than most.

Cast

Al Pacino	...	Benjamin 'Lefty' Ruggiero
Johnny Depp	...	Donnie Brasco / Joseph D. 'Joe' Pistone
Michael Madsen	...	Sonny Black
Bruno Kirby	...	Nicky
James Russo	...	Paulie
Anne Heche	...	Maggie Pistone
Zeljko Ivanek	...	Tim Curley
Gerry Becker	...	Dean Blandford
Robert Miano	...	Sonny Red
Brian Tarantina	...	Bruno
Rocco Sisto	...	Richard 'Richie' Gazzo
Zach Grenier	...	Dr. Berger
Walt MacPherson	...	Sheriff
Ronnie Farer	...	Annette
Terry Serpico	...	Strip Club Owner

También conocida como:

Brasco (Argentina) [es]
Donnie Brasco (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong graphic violence, pervasive strong language and brief nudity and sexuality.

Duración:

127 min | 147 min (extended cut)

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Clasificación:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | USA:R (certificate #34334) | Singapore:M18 | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KT | Canada:18A (video rating) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (bw) | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

59th Street Bridge, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

TriStar Pictures

Trivialidades:

The gangsters' term for a counterfeit jewel, "fugesi," was adopted by the filmmakers from the name of a local taxi service.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: "Sawhorse" style traffic safety barricades in 1970's New York were pieced-together out of wood (in the manner of real sawhorses) and then painted yellow or orange -- sometimes with stripes. In a street scene, the film shows a white cast-plastic model with applied reflective-tape orange stripes. These came into use in the mid 1990's.

Quotes:

Lefty: If anything should happen to me... make sure Annette gets the car.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Oesters van Nam Kee (2002)

Soundtrack:

Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean

Superb mafia drama. Deeper, and rings truer than most.

First rate mafia drama connects on a deeper level than most. Its cinematography may not have the moody, noirish atmosphere that makes The Godfather so appealing, but despite its slick Hollywood look, it seems to attain such penetrating truth (this, perhaps, has a little to do with its being based on a book by the real life main character). The central situation of the aging mafia man taking under his confidence and vouching for an undercover FBI agent, and that a bond forms between the two men is a great one. The performances are absolutely superb. Particularly the two men who the story centres on, Joe Pistone, a.k.a Donnie Brasco (Johnny Depp, going for realism in this role, is incredible. It begins and ends with a closeup of his eyes - this movie would be nothing without him) and mafia man "Lefty" (Pacino, who gives us one of his finest characterisations - best bit, his close-up after Donnie is asked to shake hands by a certain character on a certain boat). The vividness of the characters in this movie seems to owe a great deal to the superb screenplay (again, credit to the real-life source material). Recurring catch-phrases make it easy for us to get to know characters, and wonderful little touches give the story such a resonance, and make it ring true: like Lefty's smoking inside the car when driving with Brasco and accusing Brasco of trying to kill him with the draft when he opens a window to let some smoke out, and the portrait of Lefty, the opposite of how we imagine a mafia veteran, as a vulnerable, often emotional man.

Deserves at least four stars. Recommended to anyone (except, obviously kids, for a few scenes unsuitable to them).