With robert de niro, chazz palminteri, lillo brancato, francis capra In the bronx during the 1960s, a father and a local gangster battle for the attention and respect of an impressionable teen. “a bronx tale” is a very funny movie sometimes, and very touching at other times It is filled with life and colorful characters and great lines of dialogue, and de niro, in his debut as a director, finds the right notes as he moves from laughter to anger to tears. A bronx tale explores themes of morality, the influence of role models, and the complexities of growing up in a challenging environment It contrasts the values of honest labor with the allure of a gangster lifestyle, and examines the impact of racial prejudice on personal relationships.
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