(Robert de Niro in “The
Godfather II”)
This November, M-Net Movies Showcase Dstv Channel 108 is
presenting The Robert De Niro Box Set.
November 8 at 20h00: The
Godfather II. Starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall and directed by Francis Ford
Coppola in 1974. Michael
Corleone is ensconced as the new boss of a notorious crime family, and sets out
to expand into new territories and bolster his power in New York. The family’s
brutal beginnings are revealed in flashbacks, as sibling rivalry threatens to
cause a devastating rift in the family.
November 15 at 20h00: The
Godfather III. Starring Andy Garcia, Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Wiwora Ryder and Bridget Fonda. Directed
in 1990 by Francis Ford Coppola. Don
Michael Corleone is tortured by guilt over the killing of his brother Fredo,
and tries in vain to clear his conscience. In the midst of a real estate deal,
he runs into conflict with a rival clan and is lucky to escape the brutal
slaying of several bosses. He reflect on his future, and, above all, on his
past.
November 22 at 20h00: Goodfellas.
Starring Ray
Liotta, Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro and Lorraine Bracco and directed by Martin
Scorsese in 1990. The powerful and merciless Lucchese crime family looks set to
rule until the end of time. But they live in a world where power is the most
sought-after commodity and, just when you imagine yourself to be invincible,
someone may walk through the door and convince you otherwise.
November 24 at 20h00: The
Family. Starring
Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer and Tommy Lee Jones and directed by Luc
Besson in 2013. After a rival narrowly fails to wipe out his
family, crime boss Giovanni Manzoni (Robert De Niro) relocates to Normandy in
France to start over. But old habits die hard, and soon his fiery temper turns
his new neighbours against him.
November 29 at 20h00. The
Untouchables. Starring Kevin Costner,
Robert De Niro, Sean Connery, and Andy Garcia. Directed by Brian De Palma in 1987.
Al Capone (Robert de Niro), one of the most powerful
Mafia bosses in American history, has nearly every law enforcer in Chicago on
his payroll. Two exceptions are Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) and Jim Malone (Sean
Connery). They assemble a team with the moral courage to bring Capone to book.
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