The Irishman
The Irishman (screen title as I Heard You Paint Houses) is a 2019 American epic crime drama film directed and produced by Martin Scorsese and written by Steven Zaillian, based on Charles Brandt's non-fiction book I Heard You Paint Houses. » 2004. Starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, Anna Parkin, Stephen Graham, and Harvey Keitel in supporting roles. The film is about gangster Russell Bufalino (Pesci), including time working for powerful truck driver Jimmy Hoffa (Pacino), and truck driver Frank Sheeran (De Niro), who becomes an assassin linked to his criminal family. This is the ninth collaboration between Scorsese and De Niro, the first collaboration between Scorsese and Pacino, and the fourth film in which De Niro and Pacino both star in the lead role (after The Godfather 2, Hit, and the Lightus Killing). ").
In September 2014, after several years of development hell, The Irishman was released as Scorsese's next film, following Silence (2016). In addition, De Niro and Pacino, who were in charge of producing, signed contracts in the same month, and Pesci, who played the lead role, signed a contract after unofficial retirement after numerous requests. Principal filming began in September 2017 in New York City and in the Mineola and Williston Park areas of Long Island and ended in March 2018. Pessi looks young. With a running time of 209 minutes and a production budget of $159 million to $250 million, it is the longest and most expensive film of Scorsese's career.
The Irishman premiered at the 57th New York Film Festival and had a limited theatrical release on November 1, 2019, followed by digital streaming on Netflix on November 27, 2019. It was praised by Scorsese for its directing and performances by De Niro, Pacino and Pesci, and received universal critical acclaim. The film received numerous acclaim. At the 92nd Academy Awards, it was nominated for 10 categories including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Pacino and Pesci), and Best Screenplay. In addition, it was nominated in 5 categories including Best Picture at the 77th Golden Globe Awards, and was nominated in 10 categories including Best Picture at the 73rd British Academy Awards.
- Release date: November 27th, 2019
- Views: 64 million
- IMDb: 7.9
- Rotten Tomatoes – 96%
