On FIRST Arte the film of the week, reviewed by our expert Patrizio Rossano through a 2-minute video, is "The Irishman" by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro. The film, designed above all for the Netflix platform, is first distributed in cinemas from 4 to 6 November and subsequently from 27 of the same month in streaming on the platform Netflix.
This is the umpteenth story of many years, starting from the post-war period, where the various mafias, cartels and criminal organizations of all kinds in the United States have done and undone as they please, have created and supported empires of various kinds, managed business and trafficking with all goods: from drugs to weapons. Before this film, on the big screen, Francis Ford Coppola had thought about it with The Godfather in 1972 to remember how, in what way, with what mechanisms, a criminal system based essentially on family relationships and ties, on the common origins that bind an immigrant community in the United States could function.
Subsequently, in 1984 Sergio Leone arrived with Once upon a time in America to draw an unforgettable fresco. Before and after them, countless other titles have tackled the same subject to the point of creating a true cinematic genre. The trend seemed a bit exhausted but Scorsese got his hands back on it and, as usual, with great skill. In addition to De Niro, the extraordinary cast also includes other long-time actors such as Harvey Keitel and Joe Pesci.
