Any self-respecting seventh art lover will know 'Taxi Driver'. Although 40 years have passed since it was released, it has not gone unnoticed, since it is, indisputably, about one of the most time-honored thrillers in film history, with four Oscar nominations, and in which Robert De Niro showed everyone just how versatile he could go by playing night taxi driver Travis Bickle.
Both the fact that more than 40 years have passed since she gave birth to the tape and her degree of consecration have contributed positively to its being made. a special mention at the Tribeca Festival on April 21 due to its 40th anniversary, mention in which its director, Martin Scorsese, the screenwriter, Paul Schrader, and the protagonists, Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster and Cybill Sheperd will participate. The event is said to feature a special screening of the film followed by a full discussion moderated by screenwriter Kent Jones.
Robert De Niro, co-founder of Tribeca, has stated that he is happy and proud of the event and the film "Taxi Driver is one of the brightest and most disturbing films in history and the reason I was introduced to cinema" stated the actor.
Tribeca was born in 2001 after the attacks on the Wolrd Trade Center in New York, whose objective is to resume the cultural life of the city after one of the most horrible terrorist attacks in history. We will have to wait until April 21 to see what the long-awaited mention shows us. In the meantime, we remember the trailer: