Alphonse “Scarface'; Capone BACKGROUND INFORMATION Alphonse Capone was born on January 17, 1899. He grew up in rough neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY where he would attend school only up to the sixth grade, when dropped out. Capone got his nickname “Scarface'; from a knife attack by the brother of a woman whom Capone had insulted. The attack left him with three scars across his face and a new nickname. Capone joined his first gang when he became part of the James Street Gang, headed by the
1983 brought with it another brilliant gangster film, also staring gangster actor Al Pacino. Scarface is perhaps one of the most, if not the most, serious film about the underworld workings of America. Full of bitterness, greed, and raw emotion audiences find that things they may have once thought about the workings of the mafia differ greatly. Scarface is a much rougher more gruesome gangster film then audiences had yet experienced. With his all consuming desire to rise up and take control of every
Scarface This film revolves around the world of an immigrant from Cuba by the name of Antonio “Tony” Montana. Along with his very close friend Manolo “Manny”, their goal is to live the American dream, which is to leave Cuba, relocate to America and become filthy rich. Tony’s mother and sister Gina are already in the States and currently residing in the state of Florida, where he plans to go and reunite with them. He eventually does and introduces Manny to the family. Right away Manny seems interested
of the most notorious lines in film history. Before writing this paper, I was unaware that Brian DePalmer’s Scarface was a remake of Hawks’s original Scarface movie. Being a fan of the gangster film, I was interested to see what similarities and differences the two versions shared or differed, such as the main character, influenced eras, and outlook on gangsters. In the two version of Scarface, the main character in each film is an immigrant in America in search of the American Dream. DePalma’s Tony
“Scarface”, an original gangster film created by Brian De Palma, has captured audience’s attention by remarkable editing shots and the superb use of mise-en-scene. “Scarface”, originally released December 9 of1983, is a drama revolved around the life of Tony Montana who is played by Al Pacino. Tony gets his name by the scar on his face going over his right eye. He was born in Cuba who immigrated to the United State who then starts his life in Florida from the bottom of the drug cartel to soon making
American is the 1983 Brian DePalma gangster movie classic, Scarface. Scarface is the tale of Tony Montana and his journey through his new life in America in the early 80’s Cuban immigrant movement. The movie depicts the American dream, to be successful, perfectly. Scarface and its main star, Al Pacino, also shows movie watchers in detail, the process of going from “rags-to-riches” since that is what he did in the feature. Lastly, Scarface is perhaps the best movie to ever be made because it basically
f one looks underneath the profanity and perceived brutal violence of Scarface, they will find an admirable all-round motion picture. However, for those who have an open mind and are unwilling to dig deep, Scarface is still one cool film. Antonio 'Tony' Montana (Al Pacino) has just arrived from Cuba along with his friend Manolo Ray (Steven Bauer) and about 125 000 other Cubans. It seems Fidel Castro has opened a Cuban port allowing Cubans to go to the United States. Unbeknownst to the U.S. though
Montana in Scarface. Fancy cars, big houses, fur coats, and diamond studded everything seems to attract almost everyone. Movies and TV shows do a great job of showing that this appealing type of life comes with a price, and all that you have to pay to live it. Although these movies are entertaining, they argue that too much greed and materialism can be your downfall. Greed is one of the most selfish desires anyone could have. Greed eventually turns into arrogance and pride, and Scarface is a good
“By Instinct Capone Was A Heartless Mindless Killer” Considered the most notorious gangster in history, Alphonse Capone, otherwise known as Scarface Al, was born in New York, 1899, in a small apartment in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. Having many run-ins with the police growing up, he was always around the local street gang led my Johnny Torrio. After beating one of his sixth grade teachers, he quit school, and quickly learned the way of the streets, joining the Torrio gang, call the James
understand what they are saying. It will be educating. Work Cited Sigel, Beanie, Jay-Z. “This Can’t Be Life.” CD. DMX. “Who We Be” Cd. Henderson, A. Errol. “Black Nationalism and Rap Music”. Online. http://www.nbufront.org/html/fvwin98/errol1.htm Scarface, Tupac. “Smile.” CD. Tupac. “Niggaz Done Change.” CD.
Art Analysis: Safely Contained Image: Scarface Artist: Miles Donovan This image is one of a series of four other paintings, all of iconic people. The image I am analyzing is of Robert De Nero as Scarface, an example of another of the images is Stevie Wonder. The image I am studying of Scarface is a computer generated image which was produced in Photoshop, the photo from a real shot in the film. The theme that is carried through the images is that they are all placed on a red background
stated: “The Infiltrator feels like a cut-rate Blow, a degraded Xerox copy of every ‘80s Miami drug movie.” And to be completely honest it does seem very unoriginal, most of us are familiar with this type of film genre (drama, and crime) such as Scarface starring Al Pacino, and Don Johnson in Miami Vice. Both of these main themes have to do with undercover police work and the demand for cocaine in the 1980s. A negative about the film was that it was advertised and supposed to be based on mainly
Even though Jules Dassin was blacklisted, his film, ‘Rififi’ influenced many American films. Michael Mann’s film ‘Thief’ contains similarities and contrast from Jules Dassin’s ‘Rififi’. In the beginning, Tony and Frank both are hesitant on whether to take part in the heist. The difference between the two men is the reason why they agreed to the heist. Tony loses his woman; lives in a small, nothing special apartment. Tony doesn’t have anything holding him back since he’s been in prison before
Tony Soprano. American TV Hero, Crime Boss, Star of HBO’s hit TV series, The Sopranos, and the greatest TV character of all time. Featured as the Star of The Soprano’s, airing from 1999 to 2007, Tony Soprano consistently captured the attention of the United States of America, and the world, with his cold and calculating facade, and coving the warm, family man that Tony Soprano actually is. Tony Soprano, the Capo of the Italian Mafia, murderer, husband and father, and violent sociopath, is the greatest
The movie Dead Presidents is a Drama film. The Film has a wide variety of actors which included Larenz Tate(Antony Curtis), Chris Tucker(Skip) ,Keith David(Kirby) and Freddy Rodriguez(Jose) and N’Bushe Wright(Delilah Benson). In the Film Larenz Tate is the main character who plays Antony Curtis who is a young man fresh out of high school working two jobs one as a milkman and the other as a hustle man taking numbers. After graduating high school he realized if he stayed in Bronx his surroundings
Case Summary and Presenting Problems Anthony John "Tony" Soprano is a 39 year old Italian-American male who came to counseling after an “episode” at a family barbeque, during which he became dizzy and fainted. Tony was referred by his primary care physician after multiple non-conclusive lab results. Tony is married to his wife, Carmela, and has two children, Meadow and Anthony Junior (AJ). Tony is currently employed as a waste management consultant and co-owner of a couple businesses. Tony Soprano
DePalma's Scarface. Arguably the greatest gangster movie of all time, Scarface incorporates themes and similarities that can easily be compared to Macbeth. In both instances the importance of the main character’s actions and how they inevitably depict his fate is of great importance to the overall mood of the work. Scarface, directed by Brian De Palma is a story of a cuban refugee and his journey from rags to riches. Often referred to as, “the American Dream told through a gangster saga” Scarface has
Caruth Jr. SCARFACE THEME ENG225: Introduction to Film Ms. Allison Boldt 12/22/2014 A genre is a type or category of film (or other work of art) that can be easily identified by specific elements of its plot, setting, mise en scène, character types, or style. (Goodykoontz, 2014) The gangster film is a sub-genre of the broader genre of crime film. A genre main objective is to classify the depiction of entertainment. The genre of my movie is a gangster film. My movie I chose was Scarface. Directed by
even your boss at work, everybody is interconnected with power. Power can be a good thing, but it could also have you hung. It has been said that “the greater the power you possess, the more dangerous the abuse.” In the case central to the film “Scarface (1932) the whole issue is centered around the time in the United States when alcohol was strictly prohibited, this period was called prohibition. Prohibition led hundreds maybe thousands of Americans to become bootleggers or involved in bootlegging
Caruth Jr. ENG 225 SCARFACE IS A GANSTER Introduction to Film Allison Boldt A genre is a type or category of film (or other work of art) that can be easily identified by specific elements of its plot, setting, mise en scène, character types, or style. (Goodykoontz, 2014) The gangster film is a sub-genre of the broader genre of crime film. A genre main objective is to classify the depiction of entertainment. The genre of my movie is a gangster film. My movie I chose was Scarface. The main character