The film comes 36 years after his Oscar-winning performance as self-destructive boxer Jake LaMotta in Martin Scorsese’s 1980 classic “Raging Bull”. “I will cry, I will,” said an emotional Weinstein.ĭe Niro cracked Panama tax jokes as he told of the journey to make the movie, which was eventually filmed in the country most recently in the news for the “Panama Papers” scandal.ĭuran, known as “Hands of Stone,” is a national hero in Panama, and the movie tracks his life as a child on the gritty streets of the country, where he was marked by riots over America’s control of the Panama Canal.ĭe Niro plays Ray Arcel, who trained 18 world champions and was tasked with turning the hothead, America-hating Duran into world champion. Producer Harvey Weinstein, said that De Niro had been “a mentor, a kick-in-the-asser, the guy who tells you the truth even when you don’t want to hear it and the consummate actor.” As I’ve said before and will say again: Thank God for the French,” said the 72-year-old New Yorker. “It’s a great honor to be honored here in Cannes. All I can say is thank you,” a visibly moved De Niro said after a clip was played showing many of his roles from “Casino” to “Taxi Driver”. “I don’t know what to say, it’s just great. PARIS, France – It has been a while since legendary boxer Roberto Duran had a crowd on their feet chanting his name, but they did in Cannes on Monday, May 16 after a screening of a film on his life starring Robert De Niro.īoth De Niro and Duran had tears in their eyes as they embraced to a standing ovation after the moving tale of the Panamanian’s journey to boxing stardom in “Hands of Stone” in Cannes, where De Niro was honored for his 5 decade-long acting career.
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