Recipient of many major accolades like Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Emmy Award, Grammy Award and more, Martin Scorsese is a name to reckon with in the world of cinema. Our today’s recommendation is one of his classic films from the 1970s that earned him Palme d’Or at Cannes.
We are talking about Robert De Niro starrer ‘Taxi Driver’, a 1976 American neo-noir psychological drama thriller film, streaming on SonyLIV. Despite a few controversies here and there, the film is considered to be one of the most culturally significant and inspirational of its time and one of the greatest films ever made.
‘Taxi Driver’ is set in a decaying and morally bankrupt Nee York City following the Vietnam War and follows Travis, a mentally unstable ex-marine and Vietnam veteran, working as a taxi driver. One day, he decides to save an underage prostitute from her pimp in an effort to clean the city of its corruption.
With a screenplay from Paul Schrader and music by Bernard Hermann, ‘Taxi Driver’ stars Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks, Harvey Keitel, Leonard Harris, Peter Boyle and Cybill Shepherd among others.
‘Taxi Driver’ is a Martin Scorsese classic that you cannot miss. It is currently streaming on SonyLIV and is also available for rent on Amazon Prime Video.