192-471: Bjarke Ingels Group , often referred to as BIG , is a Copenhagen , New York City, London, Barcelona, Shenzhen, Oslo and Los Angeles-based group of architects and designers operating within the fields of architecture, product and landscape design, engineering and planning. The office is currently involved in a large number of projects throughout Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. As of 2023,
384-638: A subsoil of flint-layered limestone deposited in the Danian period some 60 to 66 million years ago. Some greensand from the Selandian is also present. There are a few faults in the area, the most important of which is the Carlsberg fault which runs northwest to southeast through the centre of the city. During the last ice age, glaciers eroded the surface leaving a layer of moraines up to 15 m (49 ft) thick. Geologically , Copenhagen lies in
576-559: A working-class town on the Monongahela River south of Pittsburgh , and in Vietnam. Producer Michael Deeley pursued De Niro for the role, because the fame of his previous films would help make a "gruesome-sounding storyline and a barely known director" marketable. De Niro, impressed by the script and director's preparation, was among the first to sign on to the film. Reviews for The Deer Hunter were generally positive, and
768-467: A 24-hour period during the winter months while summer temperatures have been known to rise to heights of 33 °C (91 °F). Because of Copenhagen's northern latitude, the number of daylight hours varies considerably between summer and winter. On the summer solstice, the sun rises at 04:26 and sets at 21:58, providing 17 hours 32 minutes of daylight. On the winter solstice, it rises at 08:37 and sets at 15:39 with 7 hours and 1 minute of daylight. There
960-635: A Comedy . Also in 2015, he appeared in two short films, Scorsese's The Audition and JR 's Ellis . Returning to the heist genre, he starred in Heist , playing Francis "The Pope" Silva, a gangster casino owner who is targeted by criminals. The film was not a box office success. He starred in the biographical drama Joy (2015), opposite Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper, about an American inventor Joy Mangano ; it gained generally mixed reviews. In 2016, he co-starred in Dirty Grandpa , playing
1152-588: A Comedy Series . He received another Emmy nomination for his work as a producer on Ava DuVernay 's acclaimed limited series When They See Us . In 2019, De Niro returned to the screen by playing talk show host Murray Franklin in Todd Phillips ' Joker , a possible origin story for the Batman character The Joker ( Joaquin Phoenix ). The film was a commercial success, and earned eleven nominations at
1344-535: A Danish confederation with Sweden and Norway . The city flourished as the cultural and economic centre of Scandinavia during the Renaissance . By the 17th century, it had become a regional centre of power, serving as the heart of the Danish government and military . During the 18th century, Copenhagen suffered from a devastating plague outbreak and urban conflagrations . Major redevelopment efforts included
1536-875: A Hollywood producer (Dustin Hoffman) who fabricate a war in Albania to cover up a U.S. president's sex scandal. In January 1998, a month after its release, the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal dominated the headlines, which helped the film generate publicity. As a result, Wag the Dog was well-received and made the list of Roger Ebert's ten best films of 1997. De Niro also had a supporting role in Quentin Tarantino 's Jackie Brown in that same year. De Niro began 1998 with an appearance in Great Expectations ,
1728-413: A New Jersey town. The film opened to a generally warm response, although Barbara Shulgasser of San Francisco Examiner criticized De Niro's acting in certain scenes, suggesting Mangold put De Niro in a "manufactured situation", preventing him from realizing his full potential. De Niro co-starred and co-produced Wag the Dog (1997). The film is a political satire about a biased publicist (De Niro) and
1920-462: A Time in America (1984), in which he plays David "Noodles" Aaronson, a New York City Jewish gangster. The theatrical cut, with a runtime of 229 minutes, premiered at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival and received a 15-minute standing ovation. The film was shortened for theaters in the U.S. (139 minutes), but this proved to be highly unpopular with critics. After seeing the full cut, Kenneth Turan of
2112-508: A baseball again". In 1973, De Niro began collaborating with Martin Scorsese when he appeared in the crime film Mean Streets (1973), co-starring Harvey Keitel . Although De Niro was offered a choice of roles, Scorsese wanted De Niro to play "Johnny Boy" Civello, a small time criminal working his way up into a local mob . While De Niro and Keitel were given freedom to improvise certain scenes, assistant director Ron Satlof recalls De Niro
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#17327731563322304-472: A baseball fanatic who loses his sanity. His fiftieth film credit was in the crime drama Sleepers (1996), about four boys who become involved with crime, and are sentenced to a detention center where they are abused by guards, and seek vengeance upon release. De Niro plays priest Bobby Carillo, a father figure to the four boys. Afterwards, he appeared in Marvin's Room (1996) as Dr. Wallace Carter, who treats
2496-550: A building by BIG resulted in the National Theatre Protest in Albania in 2019, as the old building was considered historic by the opposition party. The demolition on 17 May 2020 resulted in continued protests and detainment of protestors by authorities. In 2019, the firm started to design the world's first vertical film studio, Wildflower Studios, Robert De Niro 's movie studio in Queens, New York. BIG released
2688-465: A city go back at least to the 11th century. Substantial discoveries of flint tools in the area provide evidence of human settlements dating to the Stone Age . Many historians believe the town dates to the late Viking Age , and was possibly founded by Sweyn I Forkbeard . The natural harbour and good herring stocks seem to have attracted fishermen and merchants to the area on a seasonal basis from
2880-411: A comic foil as ideal as Grodin, appears to have revitalized him. He turned down an opportunity to play Jesus Christ in Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), although he told the director that he would do it as a favor if needed. Scorsese cast Willem Dafoe instead. In 1989, De Niro starred in several films that were not widely seen. He starred alongside Ed Harris and Kathy Baker in
3072-597: A coming-of-age story about an Italian-American boy who is torn between the temptations of organized crime, racism in his community, and the values of his decent father. The film also stars Chazz Palminteri , who wrote the play of the same name , and is based on his childhood. A Bronx Tale premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to a positive response; Marjorie Baumgarten of The Austin Chronicle wrote "De Niro's choices as
3264-492: A conspiracy thriller created by Eric Newman and Noah Oppenheim , who will also executive produce along with Jonathan Glickman . Another film he starred in, Ezra , made its premiere at Toronto International Film Festival 2023 and was acquired by Bleecker Street. It will made its United States debut in theaters on May 31, 2024. De Niro said he took interest in the film as it features the complexities of parenting an autistic child; De Niro has an autistic son himself. De Niro
3456-651: A crime comedy directed by George Gallo . De Niro was cast in James Gray 's period drama Armageddon Time , but he dropped out of the project by the time production began. In January 2021, De Niro signed on for the historical comedy Amsterdam , playing an army veteran. Released in October 2022, the ensemble includes Christian Bale , Margot Robbie , John David Washington , Michael Shannon , Mike Myers , Timothy Olyphant and Anya Taylor-Joy . The reviewer from South China Morning Post thought De Niro "brings just
3648-501: A day. July is the warmest month with an average daytime high of 21 °C. By contrast, the average hours of sunshine are less than two per day in November and only one and a half per day from December to February. In the spring, it gets warmer again with four to six hours of sunshine per day from March to May. February is the driest month of the year. Exceptional weather conditions can bring as much as 50 cm of snow to Copenhagen in
3840-501: A detective investigating the murder of a prostitute. Vincent Canby of The New York Times thought the plot was hard to follow at times but praised the actors who "work so beautifully together it sometimes seems like a single performance". To expand his range of acting roles and to prove his acting abilities, De Niro sought out films with a comedic tone throughout the 1980s. He found it in The King of Comedy (1982), in which he played
4032-499: A director all seem prudent and un-showy, designed to draw attention to the characters and the story rather than its technical assemblage and much-lauded star". Variety magazine 's Todd McCarthy took issue with the film's slow start but complimented De Niro's "impressive sensitivity to the irrational roots of racism and violence". A year later, De Niro was cast in the lead role of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein , an adaptation of Mary Shelley 's 1818 novel Frankenstein . Although
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#17327731563324224-552: A gigantic Tesla coil for the Battersea Power Station in London. Copenhagen Copenhagen ( Danish : København [kʰøpm̩ˈhɑwˀn] ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark , with a population of 1.4 million in the urban area . The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager , separated from Malmö , Sweden , by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects
4416-473: A grandfather who goes to Florida during spring break with his grandson ( Zac Efron ). Upon release, the film received a polarized reception for its reputedly distasteful content, and appeared in several critics' lists of worst films of 2016. He also appeared in Hands of Stone (2016) , a biographical sports drama about the career of Panamanian former professional boxer Roberto Durán . His last release of
4608-541: A group of professional bank robbers. Art Linson , who had previously produced films starring De Niro, sent him the script first. "It was very good, very strong, had a particular feel to it, a reality and authenticity," De Niro said. Co-starring Al Pacino , Val Kilmer , Tom Sizemore , and Jon Voight among others, the film was released to wide acclaim; Michael Wilmington of the Chicago Tribune wrote: De Niro and Pacino redeem everything. In Heat , they represent
4800-611: A high postwar tradition for movie actors – the ones inspired by Marlon Brando , John Cassavetes and James Dean – who aren't afraid of emotion, who run right into the jaws of a scene to grab it. Like others from their generation – Jack Nicholson , Gene Hackman , Harvey Keitel – they have a keener slant on machismo. They easily explore its darker strata. Heat marked the first time that Pacino and De Niro appeared on-screen together; they were both in The Godfather Part II but were never in any scenes together because
4992-568: A hotel filled with strange characters. De Niro met the game's director Buzz Hayes when Hayes worked at Lucasfilm . The game did not do well at launch and Hayes is quoted as saying "I wouldn’t call it a failure. it was just kind of a quiet landing". The following year, he appeared in James Mangold 's Cop Land (1997), a crime-drama co-starring Sylvester Stallone , Harvey Keitel and Ray Liotta . De Niro plays Internal Affairs investigator Lt. Moe Tilden, who explores police corruption in
5184-502: A huge increase in the population. In 1840, Copenhagen was inhabited by approximately 120,000 people. By 1901, it had some 400,000 inhabitants. By the beginning of the 20th century, Copenhagen had become a thriving industrial and administrative city. With its new city hall and railway station , its centre was drawn towards the west. New housing developments grew up in Brønshøj and Valby while Frederiksberg became an enclave within
5376-874: A living at it, and they're not really that good, I can't do any worse than them.'" He studied acting at HB Studio and Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio. De Niro also studied with Stella Adler , of the Stella Adler Conservatory, where he was exposed to the techniques of the Stanislavski system . As a young actor, De Niro was inspired by the work of Marlon Brando , Montgomery Clift , James Dean , Greta Garbo , Geraldine Page , and Kim Stanley . De Niro's had minor film roles in Encounter, Three Rooms in Manhattan (both released in 1965) and Les Jeunes Loups (1968). Shortly afterwards, De Niro landed
5568-425: A lot of heart", De Niro told Scorsese at the time. Although the film received critical acclaim, some reviewers were divided and criticized its "exceedingly violent" content; however, De Niro garnered praise for his realistic portrayal. The critic from The Hollywood Reporter declared that "De Niro is incredible and makes the actor almost unrecognizable as himself; he looks amazingly like La Motta. De Niro's appearance
5760-570: A major role in Greetings (1968), a satirical film about men avoiding the Vietnam War draft . The film marked the first of a series of early collaborations between De Niro and director Brian De Palma . A year later, De Niro appeared in the drama Sam's Song in which he portrays a New York City filmmaker. Also in 1969, he appeared in De Palma's comedy The Wedding Party ; although it
5952-516: A mediocre feature. In 2006, De Niro turned down a role in The Departed to direct his second film, the spy thriller The Good Shepherd , a fictional account about the growth of the CIA during its formative years . The film reunited him onscreen with Joe Pesci, co-star from Raging Bull , Goodfellas , A Bronx Tale , Casino , among others . Based on the screenplay by Eric Roth , the project
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6144-404: A moderate $ 46 million upon its wider release. Writing for Rolling Stone magazine, Peter Travers , praised the cast performances, and called De Niro's character "a smooth killer acted with riveting restraint". Chicago Tribune 's Gene Siskel was equally impressed by their improvised performances and concluded "easily one of the year's best films". In the awards season, the film
6336-505: A modern adaptation of Charles Dickens ' 1861 novel of the same name , in which he played Arthur Lustig. Later that year, his next major role came in Ronin (1998), about a team of former special operatives that are hired to steal a mysterious briefcase while navigating a maze of shifting loyalties. De Niro plays Sam, an American mercenary formerly associated with the CIA . Ronin premiered at
6528-477: A modest fortress on the little island of Slotsholmen in 1167 where Christiansborg Palace stands today. The construction of the fortress was in response to attacks by Wendish pirates who plagued the coastline during the 12th century. Defensive ramparts and moats were completed, and by 1177 St. Clemens Church had been built. Attacks by the Wends continued, and after the original fortress was eventually destroyed by
6720-451: A naval bombardment of Copenhagen from 2 to 5 September. The bombardment, which saw the deployment of Congreve rockets , killed 195 civilians and wounded 768, along with burning approximately 1,000 structures, including the Church of Our Lady . Copenhagen's defenders were unable to respond to the bombardment effectively due to relying on an old defence-line whose limited range could not reach
6912-465: A negative response. His other 2013 release, Last Vegas , received some respectable reviews. Co-starring Michael Douglas , Morgan Freeman , Kevin Kline and Mary Steenburgen , the film is about three retirees who travel to Las Vegas to have a bachelor party for their last remaining single friend. In a harsh assessment of De Niro's performance, the A.V. Club 's critic considered it "arguably
7104-539: A number of banking and financial institutions have been established. Educational institutions have also gained importance, especially the University of Copenhagen with its 35,000 students. Another important development for the city has been the Copenhagen Metro , the railway system which opened in 2002 with additions until 2007, transporting some 54 million passengers by 2011. On the cultural front,
7296-576: A pair of Eastern European murderers. The film's reception was generally unfavorable; William Arnold of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer took issue with the "in-your-face exaggeration", but he thought De Niro delivered "his usual edgy flair, [...] on the mean streets of his native Manhattan". De Niro followed up with a heist , in Frank Oz 's The Score (2001), starring Edward Norton , Angela Bassett and Marlon Brando . He plays
7488-555: A part but riffing on his own legend", and thought the references to Taxi Driver were "cheap". Also in 2002, he collaborated with Michael Caton-Jones in City by the Sea , who had previously directed De Niro in This Boy's Life . Starring opposite Frances McDormand and James Franco , he portrayed another police detective in the drama. The film received mixed reviews and under-performed at
7680-694: A pop singer (Minnelli). The film received generally mixed reception, although critics were kinder to De Niro. The film was nominated for four Golden Globe awards including Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for De Niro. In 1978, De Niro starred in Michael Cimino 's epic war film The Deer Hunter , in which he played a steelworker whose life was changed after serving in the Vietnam War . He co-starred with Christopher Walken , John Savage , John Cazale , Meryl Streep , and George Dzundza . The story takes place in Clairton , Pennsylvania,
7872-427: A producer for the mystery thriller Thunderheart (1992) . In 1993, he played crime scene photographer Wayne Dobie in the comedy drama Mad Dog and Glory with co-stars Uma Thurman and Bill Murray . The feature received reasonable reviews and was lauded for the chemistry between De Niro and Murray; The Washington Post critic noted that their "real-life friendship spills over into this jittery, very funny look at
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8064-418: A public junior high school: IS 71, Charles Evans Hughes Junior High School. De Niro attended high school at McBurney School and later, Rhodes Preparatory School . He found performing as a way to relieve his shyness, and became fascinated by cinema, so he dropped out of high school at 16 to pursue acting. He later said, "When I was around 18, I was looking at a TV show and I said, 'If these actors are making
8256-400: A relief to see him drop the great-actor mantle, and the theatricality. As a result, he hasn't seemed as fresh since Mean Streets or New York, New York. Walsh is more of a character role than the ones he played in those films; there's less specificity in the conception – he's more of a type – but the actor fits into him snugly, effortlessly, and the chance to play comedy, particularly opposite
8448-404: A remake of the 1962 film of the same name . De Niro portrays convicted rapist Max Cady , who seeks revenge against a former public defender who originally defended him. De Niro's performance was widely lauded. David Ansen of Newsweek remarked that De Niro "dominates the film with his lip-smacking, blackly comic and terrifying portrayal of psychopathic self-righteousness". The film grossed
8640-480: A result of continued British fears that Denmark would ally with France, another British fleet led by Admiral James Gambier was dispatched to Copenhagen with orders to seize or destroy the Dano-Norwegian navy. The British published a proclamation demanding the surrender of the Dano-Norwegian fleet, and the Danish responded with "what amounted to a declaration of war". Gambier's forces responded by carrying out
8832-440: A retiring thief when a young man (Norton) persuades him into doing one last heist together. Upon release, The Score fared well with critics, although Peter Rainer of New York magazine did not think the film challenged De Niro or fully utilize his talents. The next year, he played an LAPD detective opposite Eddie Murphy in the action-comedy Showtime . The reviewer from LA Weekly remarked "De Niro isn't actually playing
9024-587: A revision of its design proposal for the new Oakland Ballpark in February 2019, retaining its rooftop park with community access. They've also worked on zoo enclosures, including Panda House at the Copenhagen Zoo. BIG announced that it was designing a masterplan for a new city for Toyota in January 2020, on a former factory site near Mount Fuji . In July 2021, BIG added seven additional partners for
9216-510: A role in Part II instead. To portray his character, De Niro spoke mainly in several Sicilian dialects, although he delivered a few lines in English. The film was a commercial success and grossed $ 48 million at the worldwide box office. The Godfather Part II received eleven nominations at the 47th Academy Awards , winning six, including one for De Niro as Best Supporting Actor . It
9408-460: A successful $ 182 million and earned De Niro a Best Actor nomination at the 64th Academy Awards . In 1992, De Niro appeared in two films. The first, Mistress , is a comedy-drama in which he played ruthless businessman Evan Wright. Of his performance, the critic from The Independent called De Niro "more urbane and coherent than we've seen him for a while". Irwin Winkler 's Night and
9600-636: A test of the high-speed, low friction Hyperloop concept. They also began work with Google and architecture firm Heatherwick for Google's new headquarters in Mountain View, California. In March 2017, BIG signed a lease for an office in the Brooklyn neighborhood Dumbo , keeping its Manhattan office at the same time. The firm, then 250 people in Manhattan's financial district, all moved to Dumbo. After an Instagram post showing that 11 of 12 partners at BIG were men, BIG CEO Sheela Maini Sogaard defended
9792-653: A total of 24: Andy Young, Lorenzo Boddi, João Albuquerque, Douglass Alligood, Lars Larsen , Giulia Frittoli, and Daria Pahhota. BIG also opened its London office near Liverpool Street in the city center. In 2021, BIG was awarded the National Juneteenth Museum, dedicated to preserving the history of Juneteenth and legacy of freedom, in Fort Worth, Texas. In 2022, BIG expanded further, opening a new office in Barcelona. Construction concluded on IQON,
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#17327731563329984-543: A while". In 2010, he had a minor part as Senator John McLaughlin in the action film Machete . That same year, he starred in Stone opposite Milla Jovovich and Edward Norton, co-star from The Score . It is a crime drama where De Niro plays a manipulated parole officer . The film was met with a divided reception; Toronto Star 's critic thought De Niro delivered a respectable performance due to Jovovich's support. Another critic, Jesse Cataldo from Slant Magazine noted
10176-496: A woman (Diane Keaton) with leukemia . Writing for the British Empire magazine, Bob McCabe opined that "Performances are all eminently watchable [...] but the truncated feel robs the film of anything more than perfunctory pleasures". Also in 1996, De Niro co-produced the crime-comedy Faithful . In 1996 a video game produced by De Niro called 9: The Last Resort was released. A surreal point and click puzzle game about
10368-505: Is Bellevue Beach . It is 700 metres (2,300 ft) long and has both lifeguards and freshwater showers on the beach. The beaches are supplemented by a system of Harbour Baths along the Copenhagen waterfront. The first and most popular of these is located at Islands Brygge , literally meaning Iceland's Quay, and has won international acclaim for its design. Copenhagen is in the oceanic climate zone ( Köppen : Cfb ). Its weather
10560-424: Is a role that surpasses even his brilliant and daring portrayal of Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II ... his performance deserves to be compared with the very finest". For De Niro's sole project of 1977, he starred in Scorsese's musical drama New York, New York opposite Liza Minnelli . De Niro learned to play the saxophone from musician Georgie Auld , to portray saxophonist Jimmy, who falls in love with
10752-466: Is also astonishing in the final scenes". Michael Thomson of the BBC observed "the power of Scorsese is matched by the intensity of De Niro who delves deep into the soul of the boxer". At the 53rd Academy Awards , the film received eight nominations, including Best Actor for De Niro for which he won. Raging Bull has since been regarded as one of the greatest films of the 1980s by American critics. De Niro
10944-1044: Is by far the largest municipality, with the historic city at its core. The seat of Copenhagen's municipal council is the Copenhagen City Hall ( Rådhus ), which is situated on City Hall Square . The second largest municipality is Frederiksberg, an enclave within Copenhagen Municipality. Copenhagen Municipality is divided into ten districts ( bydele ): Indre By , Østerbro , Nørrebro , Vesterbro/Kongens Enghave , Valby , Vanløse , Brønshøj-Husum , Bispebjerg , Amager Øst , and Amager Vest . Neighbourhoods of Copenhagen include Slotsholmen , Frederiksstaden , Islands Brygge , Holmen , Christiania , Carlsberg , Sluseholmen , Sydhavn , Amagerbro , Ørestad , Nordhavnen , Bellahøj , Brønshøj , Ryparken , and Vigerslev . Most of Denmark's top legal courts and institutions are based in Copenhagen. A modern-style court of justice, Hof- og Stadsretten ,
11136-594: Is handled by the Maritime and Commercial Court of Copenhagen . Established in 1862, the Maritime and Commercial Court ( Sø- og Handelsretten ) also hears commercial cases including those relating to trade marks, marketing practices and competition for the whole of Denmark. Denmark's Supreme Court ( Højesteret ), located in Christiansborg Palace on Prins Jørgens Gård in the centre of Copenhagen,
11328-487: Is subject to low-pressure systems from the Atlantic which result in unstable conditions throughout the year. Apart from slightly higher rainfall from July to September, precipitation is moderate. While snowfall occurs mainly from late December to early March, there can also be rain, with average temperatures around the freezing point. June is the sunniest month of the year with an average of about eight hours of sunshine
11520-461: Is the country's final court of appeal. Handling civil and criminal cases from the subordinate courts, it has two chambers which each hear all types of cases. Robert De Niro Robert Anthony De Niro ( / d ə ˈ n ɪər oʊ / də NEER -roh , Italian: [de ˈniːro] ; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor and film producer. He is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors of his generation. De Niro
11712-581: Is the public mass transit company serving all of eastern Denmark, except Bornholm . The Copenhagen Metro , launched in 2002, serves central Copenhagen. Additionally, the Copenhagen S-train , the Lokaltog ( private railway ), and the Coast Line network serve and connect central Copenhagen to outlying boroughs. Serving roughly 2.5 million passengers a month, Copenhagen Airport , Kastrup, is
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#173277315633211904-642: Is the recipient of various accolades , including two Academy Awards , a Golden Globe Award , the Cecil B. DeMille Award , and a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award . He received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2009, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President Barack Obama in 2016. De Niro studied acting at HB Studio , Stella Adler Conservatory , and Lee Strasberg 's Actors Studio . His first credited screen role
12096-514: Is therefore a difference of 10 hours and 31 minutes in the length of days and nights between the summer and winter solstices. According to Statistics Denmark , the urban area of Copenhagen ( Hovedstadsområdet ) consists of the municipalities of Copenhagen , Frederiksberg , Albertslund , Brøndby , Gentofte , Gladsaxe , Glostrup , Herlev , Hvidovre , Lyngby-Taarbæk , Rødovre , Tårnby and Vallensbæk as well as parts of Ballerup , Rudersdal and Furesø municipalities, along with
12288-528: The Associated Press wrote "De Niro infuses the role with all his dynamism. It is his best performance in years". That same year, he starred in the comedy Meet the Parents opposite Ben Stiller as Jack Byrnes, a former CIA operative who takes a dislike to Stiller's character. De Niro, who had been seeking comic roles at the time, was encouraged by his producing partner Jane Rosenthal, to take on
12480-518: The Los Angeles Times described the film "excessive as well as tightly controlled" with the actors showing "impressive restraint and power". Falling in Love , a romantic comedy starring opposite Meryl Streep, was his last release of 1984. One year later, De Niro starred in a science fiction for the first time, Brazil , about a daydreaming man living in a dystopian society. Although
12672-614: The San Francisco Chronicle wrote "De Niro is dazzling in one of his signature roles". The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Actor for De Niro. His " You talkin' to me? " quote, which he improvised, was selected as the 10th most memorable quote in the AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes by the American Film Institute . In 2005, the film was chosen by Time magazine as one of
12864-452: The 100 best films of all time . De Niro had two other film releases in 1976. He starred in 1900 , a historical drama directed by Bernardo Bertolucci . Starring an ensemble cast, the film is set in the Emilia region of Italy, and tells the story of two men, the landowner Alfredo Berlinghieri (De Niro) and the peasant Olmo Dalcò ( Gérard Depardieu ), as they witness and participate in
13056-484: The 1998 Venice Film Festival to favorable response; Janet Maslin of The New York Times praised De Niro's confident portrayal as an action hero. In 1999, De Niro ventured back into crime-comedy; he was cast as an insecure mob boss opposite Billy Crystal and Lisa Kudrow in Harold Ramis ' Analyze This . The film was a box office hit, earning $ 176 million worldwide, and De Niro was nominated for Best Actor at
13248-553: The Church of Our Lady was constructed on higher ground to the northeast of the town, which began to develop around it. As the town became more prominent, it was repeatedly attacked by the Hanseatic League . In 1368, it was successfully invaded during the Second Danish-Hanseatic War . As the fishing industry thrived in Copenhagen, particularly in the trade of herring , the city began expanding to
13440-420: The Copenhagen Opera House , a gift to the city from the shipping magnate Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller on behalf of the A.P. Møller foundation, was completed in 2004. In December 2009 Copenhagen gained international prominence when it hosted the worldwide climate meeting COP15 . On 3 July 2022, three people were killed in a shooting at Field's mall in Copenhagen. Police chief inspector Søren Thomassen announced
13632-416: The Copenhagen Stock Exchange . Copenhagen's economy has developed rapidly in the service sector , especially through initiatives in information technology , pharmaceuticals and clean technology . Since the completion of the Øresund Bridge , Copenhagen has increasingly integrated with the Swedish province of Scania and its largest city, Malmö, forming the Øresund Region . With several bridges connecting
13824-781: The Dramatic Workshop and made his stage debut in school at age 10, playing the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz . He later went to Elisabeth Irwin High School , the upper school of the Little Red School House , for the seventh and eighth grades. He was then accepted into the High School of Music & Art for the ninth grade, but attended for only a short time before transferring to
14016-500: The Finger Plan fostered the development of housing and businesses along the five urban railway routes emanating from the city centre. Since the turn of the 21st century, Copenhagen has seen strong urban and cultural development, facilitated by investment in its institutions and infrastructure. The city is the cultural , economic and governmental centre of Denmark; it is one of the major financial centres of Northern Europe with
14208-591: The Gunboat War , which lasted until the 1814 Treaty of Kiel . Despite the turmoil the Napoleonic Wars brought to the city, Copenhagen soon experienced a period of intense cultural creativity known as the Danish Golden Age . Painting prospered under C.W. Eckersberg and his students while C.F. Hansen and Gottlieb Bindesbøll brought a Neoclassical look to the city's architecture. In
14400-630: The Moltke Mansion , Yellow Palace and the Vestindisk Pakhus were funded with profits made from the Danish slave trade. In the second half of the 18th century, Copenhagen benefited from Denmark's neutrality during the wars between Europe's main powers, allowing it to play an important role in trade between the states around the Baltic Sea. After Christiansborg was destroyed by fire in 1794 and another fire caused serious damage to
14592-780: The Nazi authorities sought to arrive at an understanding with the Danish government. The 1943 Danish parliamentary election was also allowed to take place, with only the Communist Party excluded. But in August 1943, after the government's collaboration with the occupation forces collapsed, several ships were sunk in Copenhagen Harbor by the Royal Danish Navy to prevent their use by the Germans. Around that time
14784-606: The Netflix limited series When They See Us (2019), and for portraying Robert Mueller on Saturday Night Live . De Niro and producer Jane Rosenthal founded the film and television production company TriBeCa Productions in 1989, which has produced several films alongside his own. Also with Rosenthal, he founded the Tribeca Film Festival in 2002. Many of De Niro's films are considered classics of American cinema. Six of De Niro's films have been inducted into
14976-644: The Quito -based project for developer Uribe Schwarzkopf. In 2022, it was also announced that BIG and HOK won the competition to design the new Dock A at Zürich Airport. The same year, the BIG-designed FLUGT - Refugee Museum of Denmark opened on the site of a former World War II refugee camp. The city of Prague unveiled BIG's design for the country's first national concert hall in 100 years, the Vltava Philharmonic Hall. In 2023, BIG opened
15168-583: The Reformation in Denmark in the late 1530s. In disputes prior to the Reformation of 1536, the city which had been faithful to Christian II , who was Catholic, was successfully besieged in 1523 by the forces of Frederik I , who supported Lutheranism . Copenhagen's defences were reinforced with a series of towers along the city wall. After an extended siege from July 1535 to July 1536, during which
15360-789: The Royal Theatre and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts . During the 18th century, the Danish slave trade , which began during the 17th century, underwent a rapid expansion. Between 1660 and 1806, Danish merchants, many of them based out of Copenhagen, transported approximately 120,000 enslaved Africans to the Danish West Indies . These merchants were mostly affiliated with the slave-trading Danish West India Company and Danish Asiatic Company , both of which were headquartered in Copenhagen. Many buildings in Copenhagen, such as
15552-534: The Technical University of Denmark , Copenhagen Business School , and the IT University of Copenhagen . The University of Copenhagen, founded in 1479, is the oldest university in Denmark. Copenhagen is home to the football clubs F.C. Copenhagen and Brøndby IF . The annual Copenhagen Marathon was established in 1980. Copenhagen is one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the world. Movia
15744-553: The United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" as of 2023. Five films are featured on the American Film Institute 's (AFI) list of the 100 greatest American films of all time. Timeout magazine's list of 100 best movies included seven of De Niro's films, as chosen by actors in the industry. Robert Anthony De Niro
15936-1129: The VIA 57 West courtscraper for Durst Fetner Residential. BIG then began working with LEGO to design the LEGO House in Billund, Denmark, which opened in 2017. In 2013, Hot to Cold , BIG's second book and exhibition, exploring how architecture evolves in response to its context and climate, was released. At a lecture at the Royal Academy in July 2015, BIG proposed turning the Battersea Power Station in London into "the world's tallest Tesla coils." In 2015, BIG added four new partners: Beat Schenk and Daniel Sundlin in New York and Brian Yang and Jakob Sand in Copenhagen. BIG also secured work for CapitaLand Group with their high-rise CapitaSpring in Singapore, which officially opened in 2022. In May 2016, BIG partnered with Hyperloop One , Deutsche Bahn , and SYSTRA to develop
16128-510: The Vietnam War , the film tells the story of Travis Bickle , a lonely taxi driver who descends into insanity. In preparation for the role, De Niro spent time with members of a U.S. army base to learn their Midwestern accent and mannerisms. He also lost 30 pounds (13 kg) in weight, took firearm training and studied the behavior of taxi drivers. The film was critically acclaimed, in particular for De Niro's performance; The Washington Post critic hailed it as his "landmark performance", and
16320-789: The Øresund to the east, the strait of water that separates Denmark from Sweden, and which connects the North Sea with the Baltic Sea . The Swedish city of Malmö and the town of Landskrona lie on the Swedish side of the sound directly across from Copenhagen. By road, Copenhagen is 42 kilometres (26 mi) northwest of Malmö , Sweden, 85 kilometres (53 mi) northeast of Næstved , 164 kilometres (102 mi) northeast of Odense , 295 kilometres (183 mi) east of Esbjerg and 188 kilometres (117 mi) southeast of Aarhus by sea and road via Sjællands Odde . The city centre lies in
16512-570: The 11th century and more permanently in the 13th century. The first habitations were probably centred on Gammel Strand (literally 'old shore') in the 11th century or even earlier. The earliest written mention of the town was in the 12th century when Saxo Grammaticus in Gesta Danorum referred to it as Portus Mercatorum , meaning 'Merchants' Harbour' or, in the Danish of the time, Købmannahavn . Traditionally, Copenhagen's founding has been dated to Bishop Absalon 's construction of
16704-585: The 1956 novel of the same name by Mark Harris , the film received critical acclaim and helped De Niro gain further recognition. The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "De Niro proves himself to be one of the best and most likable young character actors in movies with this performance". Variety magazine's Alex Belth also took note of De Niro's "touching" portrayal, while Gardenia was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Harris later wrote about De Niro, "He learned only as much baseball as he needed for his role [...] I doubt that he ever cared to touch
16896-482: The Academy Awards. Also that year, De Niro reunited with Scorsese for The Irishman , based on the 2004 book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt . It is their ninth feature film together and the first since 1995's Casino, and co-stars Al Pacino, Harvey Keitel, and Joe Pesci. The film received critical acclaim; Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph, praised De Niro's "sensational" performance and
17088-728: The Artist Robert De Niro Sr. which aired on HBO . In 2015, he starred in Nancy Meyers ' comedy The Intern alongside Anne Hathaway . The latter fared better with critics; Mark Olsen of the Los Angeles Times cordially remarked "De Niro brings a fresh, relaxed lightness to his performance, tinged with the gruff charm of Spencer Tracy ". His performance won him a nomination from the Critics Choice Movie Awards for Best Actor in
17280-570: The BIG Los Angeles and BIG Oslo offices. The company also debuted its new ground-up, standalone headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark in the industrial harbor of Nordhavn. BIG's first supertall, The Spiral, completed in Manhattan, New York City. In May, it was announced that BIG would design Nashville's new Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Launched in 2014, the division is part R&D lab, part incubator for BIG design concepts that can be spun off into independent products or companies. The lab
17472-464: The British ships and their longer-range artillery. A British landing force of 30,000 men entered and occupied Copenhagen; during the battle, the British suffered almost 200 casualties, while the Danish suffered 3,000. Virtually the entire Dano-Norwegian fleet was surrendered to the British, who either burnt them or brought them back to Britain. Denmark declared war on Britain, leading to the outbreak of
17664-479: The City was his second release, a crime drama remake of the 1950 film noir of the same name . He was cast as New York lawyer Harry Fabian. Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a rating of "B−" and was critical of De Niro: "The actor who once got so far inside his roles that he just about detonated the screen – now plays characters who don't seem to have any inner life at all". Next, he served as
17856-536: The Dog (1997), Analyze This (1999) and its sequel, Analyze That (2002), the Meet the Parents films (2000–2010), and The Intern (2015). Also known for his television roles, De Niro portrayed Bernie Madoff in the HBO film The Wizard of Lies (2017), earning a nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie . He received further Emmy Award nominations for producing
18048-429: The English term for the city was adapted from its Low German name, Kopenhagen . Copenhagen's Swedish name is Köpenhamn , a direct translation of the mutually intelligible Danish name. The city's Latin name, Hafnia , is the namesake of the element hafnium . Although the earliest historical records of Copenhagen are from the end of the 12th century, recent archaeological finds in connection with work on
18240-817: The Flower Moon (2023). He is also known for his film roles in Bang the Drum Slowly (1973), 1900 (1976), The King of Comedy (1982), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Brazil (1985), The Mission (1986), Angel Heart (1987), The Untouchables (1987), Goodfellas (1990), This Boy's Life (1993), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Heat (1995), Casino (1995), Jackie Brown (1997), Joker (2019), and The Irishman (2019). He directed and acted in both A Bronx Tale (1993) and The Good Shepherd (2006). His comedic roles include Hi, Mom! (1970), Midnight Run (1988), Wag
18432-585: The Golden Globes. In Flawless (1999), De Niro appeared as a homophobic police officer, who suffers a stroke, and is assigned to a rehabilitative program with a gay singer. The critic from the BBC gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, and thought De Niro gave a "refreshingly low-key" performance, in comparison to his previous work. In 2000, De Niro produced and starred in his first live-action animation comedy, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle . He voiced
18624-710: The Nazis started to arrest Jews , although most managed to escape to Sweden . In 1945 Ole Lippman , leader of the Danish section of the Special Operations Executive , invited the British Royal Air Force to assist their operations by attacking Nazi headquarters in Copenhagen. Accordingly, air vice-marshal Sir Basil Embry drew up plans for a spectacular precision attack on the Sicherheitsdienst and Gestapo building,
18816-630: The area originally defined by the old ramparts , which are still referred to as the Fortification Ring ( Fæstningsringen ) and kept as a partial green band around it. Then come the late-19th- and early-20th-century residential neighbourhoods of Østerbro , Nørrebro , Vesterbro and Amagerbro . The outlying areas of Kongens Enghave , Valby , Vigerslev , Vanløse , Brønshøj , Utterslev and Sundby followed from 1920 to 1960. They consist mainly of residential housing and apartments often enhanced with parks and greenery. The central area of
19008-469: The arrest of a 22-year-old man and said that the police cannot rule out an act of terrorism. Copenhagen is part of the Øresund Region , which consists of Zealand , Lolland-Falster and Bornholm in Denmark and Scania in Sweden. It is located on the eastern shore of the island of Zealand, partly on the island of Amager and on a number of natural and artificial islets between the two. Copenhagen faces
19200-479: The book of the same name by David Grann . He starred alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone . It was reported that the film's budget of $ 200 million had prompted Scorsese to seek Netflix or Apple TV+ for production and distribution, and in May 2020, Apple TV+ was announced to co-finance and co-distribute the film with Paramount . De Niro received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination for
19392-580: The busiest airport in the Nordic countries . Copenhagen's name ( København in Danish), reflects its origin as a harbour and a place of commerce. The original designation in Old Norse , from which Danish descends, was Kaupmannahǫfn [ˈkɔupˌmɑnːɑˌhɔvn] (cf. modern Icelandic : Kaupmannahöfn [ˈkʰœipˌmanːaˌhœpn̥] , Faroese : Keypmannahavn ), meaning 'merchants' harbour'. By
19584-522: The capital of Denmark when Eric of Pomerania moved his seat to Copenhagen Castle. The University of Copenhagen was inaugurated on 1 June 1479 by King Christian I , following approval from Pope Sixtus IV . This makes it the oldest university in Denmark and one of the oldest in Europe . Originally controlled by the Catholic Church , the university's role in society was forced to change during
19776-548: The cast attracted strong praise for their performances. The film received nominations at the Academy Awards, Golden Globes and British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs), and earned De Niro a nomination for Best Actor at the Academy Awards. In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked it as the 53rd-greatest American film of all time in their 10th Anniversary Edition of the AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies list. The fourth collaboration between De Niro and Scorsese
19968-430: The character Fearless Leader , who is a dictator and employer of two mobsters. The film was critically panned, with Rotten Tomatoes giving the film a 43% approval rating. De Niro played Master Chief 'Billy' Sunday in the biographical drama Men of Honor (2000), based on the life of Carl Brashear , the first African-American to become a U.S. Navy Master Diver . Although the film garnered mixed reviews, Bob Thomas of
20160-683: The chemistry between his co-stars, whom he has worked with in earlier films. Variety magazine 's critic also noted the chemistry, calling him "superb", despite perceived weaknesses in the film's special effects . In September 2020, De Niro appeared in Nancy Meyers ' comedy short film Father of the Bride Part 3(ish) . The short co-starred Diane Keaton , Steve Martin , Kieran Culkin , Martin Short and Florence Pugh . Also in that year, De Niro appeared in The Comeback Trail ,
20352-498: The cities of Ishøj and Greve Strand . They are located in the Capital Region ( Region Hovedstaden ). Municipalities are responsible for a wide variety of public services , which include land-use planning, environmental planning, public housing, management and maintenance of local roads, and social security. Municipal administration is also conducted by a mayor , a council , and an executive. Copenhagen Municipality
20544-526: The city consists of relatively low-lying flat ground formed by moraines from the last ice age while the hilly areas to the north and west frequently rise to 50 m (160 ft) above sea level. The slopes of Valby and Brønshøj reach heights of over 30 m (98 ft), divided by valleys running from the northeast to the southwest. Close to the centre are the Copenhagen lakes of Sortedams Sø, Peblinge Sø and Sankt Jørgens Sø. Copenhagen rests on
20736-541: The city in 1795, work began on the classical Copenhagen landmark of Højbro Plads while Nytorv and Gammel Torv were converged. As a result of British fears that Denmark would ally with France , a Royal Navy fleet under the command of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker was dispatched to neutralize the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy . On 2 April 1801, Parker's fleet encountered the Dano-Norwegian navy anchored near Copenhagen. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson led
20928-519: The city of Copenhagen. The northern part of Amager and Valby were also incorporated into the City of Copenhagen in 1901–02. As a result of Denmark's neutrality in the First World War , Copenhagen prospered from trade with both Britain and Germany while the city's defences were kept fully manned by some 40,000 soldiers for the duration of the war. In the 1920s there were serious shortages of goods and housing. Plans were drawn up to demolish
21120-520: The city supported Christian II's alliance with Malmö and Lübeck , it was finally forced to capitulate to Christian III . During the second half of the century, the city prospered from increased trade across the Baltic supported by Dutch shipping. Christoffer Valkendorff , a high-ranking statesman, defended the city's interests and contributed to its development. The Netherlands had also become primarily Protestant, as were northern German states. During
21312-487: The city's metropolitan rail system revealed the remains of a large merchant's mansion near today's Kongens Nytorv from c. 1020 . Excavations in Pilestræde have also led to the discovery of a well from the late 12th century. The remains of an ancient church, with graves dating to the 11th century, have been unearthed near where Strøget meets Rådhuspladsen . These finds indicate that Copenhagen's origins as
21504-504: The company employs 700+ people. Bjarke Ingels and Julien De Smedt established the company PLOT in Copenhagen in January 2001, as a focus for their architectural practice. Ingels established BIG in late 2006 after he and De Smedt closed down PLOT. BIG drew acclaim for its first completed commission, the Mountain, a residential project in Copenhagen which had been started by PLOT. Since then, BIG has completed more than 60 projects across
21696-490: The company's partnership was expanded to include Thomas Christoffersen, Jakob Lange, Finn Nørkjaer, Andreas Klok Pedersen, David Zahle, CEO Sheela Maini Søgaard , and Kai-Uwe Bergmann. The same year, BIG launched their first book and exhibition Yes Is More , an "archicomic" about architectural evolution published under Taschen. In 2010, BIG opened a branch office in New York City, where they were commissioned to design
21888-518: The construction of the prestigious district of Frederiksstaden and the establishment of cultural institutions such as the Royal Theatre and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts . The city also became the centre of the Danish slave trade during this period. In 1807, the city was bombarded by a British fleet during the Napoleonic Wars , before the Danish Golden Age brought a Neoclassical look to Copenhagen's architecture. After World War II ,
22080-446: The crime film Goodfellas . It is an adaptation of the 1985 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi . The film narrates the life of mob associate Henry Hill ( Ray Liotta ) and his friends and family from 1955 to 1980. De Niro played James Conway, an Irish truck carjacker and gangster. Goodfellas premiered at the 47th Venice International Film Festival to an "enthusiastic" response from Italian critics, although it grossed
22272-592: The district of Christianshavn with canals and ramparts. It was initially intended to be a fortified trading centre but ultimately became part of Copenhagen. Christian IV also sponsored an array of ambitious building projects including Rosenborg Slot and the Rundetårn . In 1658–1659, the city withstood a siege by the Swedes under Charles X and successfully repelled a major assault . By 1661, Copenhagen had asserted its position as capital of Denmark and Norway. All
22464-705: The drama Jacknife . The film revolves around the complex relationship between a Vietnam veteran , his sister and fellow army buddy. Next, he starred in the crime comedy We're No Angels (1989) with Sean Penn and Demi Moore , a remake of the 1955 film of the same name . The pair play escaped convicts who go on the run towards Canada. A year later, he starred in the romantic drama Stanley & Iris opposite Jane Fonda . Film critics did not receive We're No Angels or Stanley & Iris positively; modern review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives them approval ratings of 47% and 33%, respectively. De Niro and Scorsese soon reunited for their sixth collaboration in 1990, with
22656-404: The early 1850s, the ramparts of the city were opened to allow new housing to be built around The Lakes ( Danish : Søerne ) that bordered the old defences to the west. By the 1880s, the districts of Nørrebro and Vesterbro developed to accommodate those who came from the provinces to participate in the city's industrialization. This dramatic increase of space was long overdue, as not only were
22848-516: The early 2000s, with De Niro starring in roles that were less dramatic than those in the previous decade. He returned to the screen in 2004, playing a doctor in the fantasy drama Godsend . As of 2020, the film is De Niro's poorest-performing work; Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an approval rating of 4% based on 139 critic reviews. He voiced a character in DreamWorks ' animation of Shark Tale (2004). Most critics were also unimpressed, but it
23040-463: The entire cast; Variety magazine 's Justin Chang noted De Niro's calm performance, writing "it's hard to remember the last time De Niro was this effortlessly endearing and relaxed onscreen". In 2012, De Niro served as an executive producer for the television series NYC 22 . Next, he was cast in 2013's The Big Wedding , Killing Season , and The Family ; all three were met with mainly
23232-413: The film a lukewarm reception because of the character he plays, which is "sympathetic" and quieter than his earlier roles. In 2009, he was cast as Frank Goode in the drama Everybody's Fine , a remake of Giuseppe Tornatore 's Italian film of the same name . Although the film's response was equally mixed, The Guardian 's critic praised De Niro for a "his first decent, watchable performance in quite
23424-460: The film is based on the book Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas by Nicholas Pileggi . De Niro portrays Sam "Ace" Rothstein, a mob-connected casino operator in Las Vegas. The film's themes revolve around greed, betrayal, wealth, status, and murder that occur between two mobsters, Sam "Ace" Rothstein (De Niro) and Nicky Santoro (Pesci), and a trophy wife (Stone) over a gambling empire. Casino
23616-476: The film negatively, and was critical of De Niro's casting: "De Niro, who was very fine as the street-wise priest in True Confessions , is all right here until he opens his mouth". However, the film won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography , three BAFTAs, including Best Editing , and two Golden Globes for Best Screenplay and Best Original Score . In 1987, De Niro had two minor film roles. In
23808-454: The film takes place in two separate timelines. De Niro as Vito Corleone was in the past and Pacino as his son Michael was in the present. In 1995, De Niro had minor roles in the French comedy One Hundred and One Nights and in the drama Panther . In 1996, De Niro starred in the sports thriller The Fan , based on the novel of the same name by Peter Abrahams . De Niro plays Gil Renard,
24000-422: The film was commercially successful, earning $ 112 million worldwide, the general consensus of reviews were largely negative. Film critic James Berardinelli opined that it was entertaining and De Niro gave a strong performance, despite the film's "frantic" pace. Casino (1995) marked De Niro's return to the crime genre with Scorsese in their eighth collaboration. Co-starring Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci,
24192-578: The film was unsuccessful at the box office, Brazil was included in The Criterion Collection . In May 1986, De Niro returned to the stage at Longacre Theatre , playing the lead role in the production Cuba and His Teddy Bear. For his next feature film, he co-starred in The Mission (1986) with Jeremy Irons , a period drama about the experiences of a Jesuit missionary in eighteenth century South America. Vincent Canby reviewed
24384-626: The film's restraint and thought De Niro is repeating himself by playing the same basic characters. Next he starred in Little Fockers (2010), the second sequel to Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers . Despite universally negative reviews from critics, the film was a box office success, grossing over $ 310 million worldwide. In one review, The Daily Telegraph wrote "Despite the farcical script, De Niro in particular has his paterfamilias character sensitively tuned". That year, De Niro
24576-412: The firm's gender balance and stated they had created a "pipeline of diverse talent" that would eventually be "trickling up" into the partner group. Today, the firm's Copenhagen, London, Barcelona and New York offices are led by female executives. In 2018, BIG's exhibition Formgiving launched, exploring how the world around us has taken shape - and has been given shape - from the past to the present. This
24768-519: The first, he was cast as Louis Cyphre in Alan Parker 's horror Angel Heart , an adaptation of William Hjortsberg 's 1978 novel Falling Angel . In the second, he portrayed Al Capone in De Palma's crime drama, The Untouchables . While Pauline Kael opined that De Niro was "lazy" for undertaking small roles, De Palma defended him by saying he was "experimenting with those characters". In July 1987, he traveled to Russia to serve as president of
24960-552: The former offices of the Shell Oil Company . Political prisoners were kept in the attic to prevent an air raid, so the RAF had to bomb the lower levels of the building. The attack, known as " Operation Carthage ", came on 22 March 1945, in three small waves. In the first wave, all six planes (carrying one bomb each) hit their target, but one of the aircraft crashed near Frederiksberg Girls School. Because of this crash, four of
25152-534: The initiative of the young architect Jan Gehl , pedestrian streets and cycle tracks were created in the city centre. Activity in the port of Copenhagen declined with the closure of the Holmen Naval Base. Copenhagen Airport underwent considerable expansion, becoming a hub for the Nordic countries . In the 1990s, large-scale housing developments were realised in the harbour area and in the west of Amager . The national library's Black Diamond building on
25344-561: The jury at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival . Finally that year, he provided a voice-over for the documentary Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam . The buddy cop film, Midnight Run , was his next effort in 1988. Starring opposite Charles Grodin , De Niro played bounty hunter Jack Walsh. The film received amicable reception and was a commercial success, grossing $ 81 million worldwide. In his mixed review, Hal Hinson of The Washington Post wrote of De Niro: De Niro has reduced himself in scale here, too, and it's
25536-412: The low point of De Niro's career". Shortly afterwards, he starred in Grudge Match (2013) opposite Sylvester Stallone , as aging boxers stepping into the ring for one last match. They had previously worked together in 1997's Cop Land . That same year he starred in the crime thriller, The Bag Man . In 2014, De Niro appeared in a documentary about his father, Robert De Niro Sr., titled Remembering
25728-507: The main attack. The Dano-Norwegian fleet put up heavy resistance, and the battle is often considered to be Nelson's hardest-fought battle, surpassing even the heavy fighting at Trafalgar . It was during this battle that Lord Nelson was said to have "put the telescope to the blind eye" in order not to see Admiral Parker's signal to cease fire . The British ultimately won the battle, sinking or capturing most of Dano-Norwegian fleet, which led Denmark to agree not to ally with France. In 1807, as
25920-502: The major institutions were located there, as was the fleet and most of the army. The defences were further enhanced with the completion of the Citadel in 1664 and the extension of Christianshavns Vold with its bastions in 1692, leading to the creation of a new base for the fleet at Nyholm . Copenhagen lost around 22,000 of its population of 65,000 to the plague in 1711. The city was also struck by two major fires that destroyed much of its infrastructure. The Copenhagen Fire of 1728
26112-447: The male bonding experience". Next, De Niro starred in the coming-of-age film This Boy's Life (1993), based on the memoir of the same name by Tobias Wolff . It features Ellen Barkin and Leonardo DiCaprio . Playing stepfather Dwight Hansen of Wolff (DiCaprio), the film was mostly well received, although Timeout magazine believed that "DiCaprio steals the show". De Niro starred in his directorial debut, A Bronx Tale (1993),
26304-432: The marauders, islanders replaced it with Copenhagen Castle . In 1186, a letter from Pope Urban III states that the castle of Hafn (Copenhagen) and its surrounding lands, including the town of Hafn, were given to Absalon , Bishop of Roskilde (1158–1191) and Archbishop of Lund (1177–1201), by King Valdemar I . Upon Absalon's death, the property was to come into the ownership of the Bishopric of Roskilde . Around 1200,
26496-419: The north of Slotsholmen. In 1254, it received a charter as a city under Bishop Jakob Erlandsen who garnered support from the local fishing merchants against the king by granting them special privileges. In the mid 1330s, the first land assessment of the city was published. With the establishment of the Kalmar Union (1397–1523) between Denmark , Norway and Sweden, by about 1416 Copenhagen had emerged as
26688-408: The northern part of Denmark where the land is rising because of post-glacial rebound . Amager Strandpark , which opened in 2005, is a 2 km (1 mi) long artificial island , with a total of 4.6 km (2.9 mi) of beaches. It is located just 15 minutes by bicycle or a few minutes by metro from the city centre. In Klampenborg , about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from downtown Copenhagen,
26880-516: The old part of Christianshavn and to get rid of the worst of the city's slum areas. However, it was not until the 1930s that substantial housing developments ensued, with the demolition of one side of Christianhavn's Torvegade to build five large blocks of flats. In Denmark during World War II , Copenhagen was occupied by German troops along with the rest of the country from 9 April 1940 until 4 May 1945. German leader Adolf Hitler hoped that Denmark would be "a model protectorate " and initially
27072-399: The old ramparts out of date as a defence system but bad sanitation in the old city had to be overcome. From 1886, the west rampart ( Vestvolden ) was flattened, allowing major extensions to the harbour leading to the establishment of the Freeport of Copenhagen 1892–94. Electricity came in 1892 with electric trams in 1897. The spread of housing to areas outside the old ramparts brought about
27264-463: The planes in the two following waves assumed the school was the military target and aimed their bombs at the school, leading to the death of 123 civilians (of which 87 were schoolchildren). However, 18 of the 26 political prisoners in the Shell Building managed to escape while the Gestapo archives were completely destroyed. On 8 May 1945 Copenhagen was officially liberated by British troops commanded by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery who supervised
27456-407: The plot initially hard to follow, but praises De Niro for "creating a stirring personal tale". The Good Shepherd was nominated for Best Art Direction at the 79th Academy Awards . Finally in 2006, he voiced the character Emperor Sifrat XVI in Arthur and the Invisibles . His sole project in 2007 was Matthew Vaughn 's Stardust , a fantasy adventure, based on Neil Gaiman 's 1999 novel of
27648-421: The political conflicts between fascism and communism in the first half of the twentieth century. Next, he played a CEO in The Last Tycoon , based on F. Scott Fitzgerald 's novel of the same name , as adapted by British screenwriter Harold Pinter . De Niro lost 42 pounds (19 kg) for the role, and director Elia Kazan observed that De Niro would rehearse on Sundays, adding "Bobby and I would go over
27840-601: The process, before our eyes, reinventing the art of acting." As early as 1977, Newsweek remarked that the actor "gives you the shock of becoming, of a metamorphosis that can be thrilling, moving, or frightening." Biographer Douglas Brode praises De Niro's versatility and ability to inhabit any role, although Pauline Kael once said in 1983 that she did not like how the actor was "disfiguring" himself in films such as Raging Bull . When asked why he undertook such roles, De Niro responded, "To totally submerge into another character and experience life through him, without having to risk
28032-409: The reign of Christian IV between 1588 and 1648, Copenhagen had dramatic growth as a city. On his initiative at the beginning of the 17th century, two important buildings were completed on Slotsholmen : the Tøjhus Arsenal and Børsen , the stock exchange. To foster international trade, the East India Company was founded in 1616. To the east of the city, inspired by Dutch planning, the king developed
28224-479: The result is just a bunch of one-liners strung together, of which some work and some don't. The actual story never gets off the ground". Despite these failures, De Niro served as a producer for the critically acclaimed romantic-comedy About a Boy (2002), and appeared in 9/11 (2002), a CBS documentary about the September 11 attacks, told from the New York City fire department's point of view. Several critics consider De Niro's career as having begun to slump in
28416-451: The right gravitas to his decorated general". In August 2022, De Niro signed on to star in the Warner Bros. mob drama Alto Knights , directed by Barry Levinson . De Niro appeared in Savage Salvation as Sheriff Church, which was released on December 2, 2022. In 2023, De Niro played William King Hale , a cattleman and perpetrator of the Osage Indian murders , in Killers of the Flower Moon , directed by Scorsese and adapted from
28608-405: The role. The film was a high earner at the box office, with $ 330 million in receipts. Film critics welcomed De Niro's transition as a comic actor and ability to make audiences laugh. After several comedies, De Niro landed a lead role in the crime thriller 15 Minutes (2001), a story about a homicide detective (De Niro) and a fire marshal ( Edward Burns ) who join forces to apprehend
28800-406: The role. Niles Schulz praised the performance as "one of De Niro’s best," evoking "a figure of beguiling charm, with a good humor that cloaks bottomless indifference." In 2023, De Niro also appeared in the comedy About My Father , and in the television series Nada. On March 1, 2023, it was announced that De Niro will produce and star in the six-episode limited series Zero Day for Netflix,
28992-404: The royal residence of Christiansborg Palace , which was completed in 1745. In 1749, development of the prestigious district of Frederiksstaden was initiated. Designed by Nicolai Eigtved in the Rococo style, its centre contained the mansions which now form Amalienborg Palace. Major extensions to the naval base of Holmen were undertaken while the city's cultural importance was enhanced with
29184-481: The same name . He plays Captain Shakespeare, the leader of a ship. The film was generally well received, although one critic from New York magazine thought De Niro's performance was "god-awful – yet his gung-ho spirit wins him Brownie points". The following year, he starred in the police procedural thriller Righteous Kill opposite Al Pacino, both playing New York City detectives who investigate serial executions of criminals who escaped justice. The film's response
29376-537: The same title , tells the story of Dr. Malcolm Sayer ( Robin Williams ), who discovers benefits of the drug L-Dopa in 1969 and administers it to catatonic patients. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Actor for De Niro. Sacks later remarked of the film: "I was pleased with a great deal of it. I think in an uncanny way, De Niro did somehow feel his way into being Parkinsonian . [...] At other levels I think things were sort of sentimentalized and simplified somewhat". De Niro's next film project
29568-459: The scenes to be shot. Bobby is more meticulous... he's very imaginative. He's very precise. He figures everything out both inside and outside. He has good emotion. He's a character actor : everything he does he calculates. In a good way, but he calculates". The film received mixed reviews; Variety magazine 's critic opined that the film was "unfocused" and called De Niro's performance "mildly intriguing". Film critic Marie Brenner wrote, "it
29760-427: The struggling stand-up comedian Rupert Pupkin. De Niro was first to bring the script to the attention of Scorsese, who then gave it a New York setting and darker tone. The film failed to find an audience, and was a box office disappointment , grossing only $ 2.5 million from a budget of $ 19 million. However, most critics praised De Niro's performance. His next film credit was in Sergio Leone 's Once Upon
29952-425: The surrender of 30,000 Germans situated around the capital. Shortly after the end of the war, an innovative urban development project known as the Finger Plan was introduced in 1947, encouraging the creation of new housing and businesses interspersed with large green areas along five "fingers" stretching out from the city centre along the S-train routes. With the expansion of the welfare state and women entering
30144-432: The theaters. He appeared in Analyze That (2002) , a sequel to 1999's Analyze This. Filming began in New York City, seven months after the September 11 attacks . De Niro insisted on filming there, stating "It's a New York story, a New York movie. We always intended to keep it there and I'm glad we were able to do it". Upon release, most critics thought the sequel was weak; CNN 's Paul Clinton remarked "Unfortunately
30336-537: The thrillers Red Lights and Freelancers (both 2012). De Niro made his first appearance in a David O. Russell film, in the romantic comedy Silver Linings Playbook (2012), as the father of Pat Solatano ( Bradley Cooper ), who is released from a psychiatric hospital and moves back in with his parents to rebuild his life. The film was a critical and commercial success, earning eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Supporting Actor for De Niro. The film grossed $ 236 million worldwide. Critics lauded
30528-448: The time Old Danish was spoken, the capital was called Køpmannæhafn , with the current name deriving from centuries of subsequent regular sound change . The English cognates of the original name would be " chapman 's haven ". The English chapman , German Kaufmann , Dutch koopman , Swedish köpman , Danish købmand , and Icelandic kaupmaður share a derivation from Latin caupo , meaning 'tradesman'. However,
30720-414: The two cities by rail and road. Originally a Viking fishing village established in the 10th century in the vicinity of what is now Gammel Strand , Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the early 15th century. During the 16th century, the city served as the de facto capital of the Kalmar Union and the seat of the Union's monarchy, which governed most of the modern-day Nordic region as part of
30912-408: The various districts, the cityscape is characterised by parks, promenades, and waterfronts. Copenhagen's landmarks such as Tivoli Gardens , The Little Mermaid statue, the Amalienborg and Christiansborg palaces, Rosenborg Castle , Frederik's Church , Børsen and many museums, restaurants and nightclubs are significant tourist attractions. Copenhagen is home to the University of Copenhagen ,
31104-488: The waterfront was completed in 1999. Since the summer of 2000, Copenhagen and the Swedish city of Malmö have been connected by the Øresund Bridge , which carries rail and road traffic. As a result, Copenhagen has become the centre of a larger metropolitan area spanning both nations. The bridge has brought about considerable changes in the public transport system and has led to the extensive redevelopment of Amager . The city's service and trade sectors have developed while
31296-407: The work force, schools, nurseries, sports facilities and hospitals were established across the city. As a result of student unrest in the late 1960s, the former Bådsmandsstræde Barracks in Christianshavn was occupied, leading to the establishment of Freetown Christiania in September 1971. Motor traffic in the city grew significantly and in 1972 the trams were replaced by buses. From the 1960s, on
31488-412: The world, including a waste-to-energy plant which doubles as a ski-slope in Copenhagen, Denmark; the West 57th Street mixed-use VIA 57 West in midtown Manhattan , nicknamed a court-scraper, for Durst Fetner Residential; the headquarters for the Shenzhen Energy Company in Shenzhen ; The Plus furniture factory for Vestre in the Norwegian forest; and the new Dock A at Zürich Airport. In December 2009,
31680-593: The year was The Comedian , which premiered at the AFI Fest , a film festival celebrating filmmakers' achievements. In 2017, De Niro starred as Bernie Madoff in Barry Levinson 's HBO film The Wizard of Lies , a performance which earned him critical praise and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Television Movie . In 2019, De Niro won acclaim for portraying Robert Mueller alongside Alec Baldwin 's Donald Trump in various episodes of Saturday Night Live , earning him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in
31872-433: Was "extremely serious, extremely involved in his role and preparation", and became isolated from the rest of the cast and crew. Mean Streets debuted at the Cannes Film Festival , followed by the New York Film Festival five months later, to a generally warm response. Film critic Roger Ebert thought De Niro gave a "marvelous performance, filled with urgency and restless desperation". Pauline Kael of The New York Times
32064-485: Was De Niro's first Academy win; Coppola accepted the award on his behalf as he did not attend the ceremony. De Niro and Marlon Brando , who played the older Vito Corleone in the first film, were the first pair of actors to win Academy Awards for portraying the same fictional character. After working with Scorsese in Mean Streets , De Niro collaborated with him again for the psychological drama Taxi Driver (1976). Set in gritty and morally bankrupt New York City following
32256-439: Was De Niro's last release of 2004, based on Thornton Wilder 's novel of the same name . It was also critically panned. In 2005, De Niro starred in the horror Hide and Seek opposite Dakota Fanning , playing Dr. David Callaway who leaves the city with his traumatized daughter after the mother's suicide. Although the film was a financial success, some critics thought De Niro had been miscast, and queried his decision to star in
32448-429: Was a high earner at the box office. After co-producing Stage Beauty (2004), De Niro reprised his role of Jack Byrnes in 2004's Meet the Fockers , the sequel to Meet the Parents . In a scathing review of De Niro, the critic from Slant Magazine wrote "In self-parody mode for the umpteenth time, De Niro mugs for the camera with a series of overblown grimaces and faux-menacing glares". The Bridge of San Luis Rey ,
32640-493: Was also appointed president of the jury for the 2011 Cannes Film Festival , making it the second time he has served. Continuing into 2012, he starred in the drama Being Flynn , based on Another Bullshit Night in Suck City , a memoir by Nick Flynn . It was met with a mixed response; critic A. O. Scott complimented De Niro's ability for playing an estranged father (opposite Paul Dano ), calling him "unpredictable and subtle", despite an uncertain plot. De Niro also appeared in
32832-432: Was born in the Manhattan borough of New York City on August 17, 1943, the only child of painters Virginia Admiral and Robert De Niro Sr. His father was of Irish and Italian descent, while his mother had Dutch, English, French, and German ancestry. His parents, who had met at the painting classes of Hans Hofmann in Provincetown, Massachusetts , separated when he was two years old after his father announced that he
33024-449: Was cast in Edge of Darkness , but he left the project citing creative differences. He was replaced by Ray Winstone . In 2011, De Niro starred in the Italian comedy Manuale d'amore 3 . He also appeared in three other films: Killer Elite , Limitless , and New Year's Eve . Except for Limitless , which received an approval rating of 69% from Rotten Tomatoes, the other two films were met with mixed-to-negative reviews. De Niro
33216-554: Was due to receive a leadership award from the National Association of Broadcasters in 2024, before the honour was withdrawn following De Niro's criticism of Donald Trump outside the former President's criminal trial in New York . Several journalists consider De Niro to be among the best actors of his generation. John Naughton of GQ magazine believes that De Niro has "redefined what we can expect of an actor". A. O. Scott said that De Niro "was transforming himself – physically, vocally, psychologically – with each new role. And in
33408-423: Was equally impressed by De Niro, writing he is "a bravura actor, and those who have registered him only as the grinning, tobacco-chewing dolt of that hunk of inept whimsey Bang the Drum Slowly will be unprepared for his volatile performance. De Niro does something like what Dustin Hoffman was doing in Midnight Cowboy , but wilder; this kid doesn't just act – he takes off into the vapors". In 1997, Mean Streets
33600-433: Was filmed in 1963, it was kept unreleased for six years. De Niro, who was still unknown at the time, gained a favorable review from The New York Times ' Howard Thompson : "This farcical comedy, modestly produced by a trio of young people and utilizing some unfamiliar faces, is great fun". He then appeared in Roger Corman 's low-budget crime drama Bloody Mama (1970), a loose adaptation of Ma Barker 's life, who
33792-416: Was followed by the release of their book by the same name in 2020. In March 2018, BIG was named as the first high-profile architecture firm to be commissioned to design a public structure in Albania , specifically the replacement building for the aging National Theatre of Albania , which no longer served the needs of the theater's staff or audiences Plans to demolish and replace the old national theater with
33984-628: Was founded to build the steam-ring generator for the Amager Bakke – the Copenhagen power plant with a ski slope on its roof – which will "puff" every time it emits a tonne of carbon dioxide. It is now working on numerous BIG collaborations and spin-off projects, including a smart internet-connected lock named Friday, "a company that creates water from super-efficient dehumidification", and Urban Rigger – floating student housing for coastal cities built from repurposed shipping containers. The first are scheduled to be built in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2016. Other projects include Fingerprint Façade, Window Garden, and
34176-407: Was gay. De Niro was raised by his mother in the Greenwich Village and Little Italy neighborhoods of Manhattan. His father lived nearby, and remained close with De Niro during his childhood. Nicknamed "Bobby Milk" because of his pale complexion, De Niro befriended many street kids in Little Italy, much to the disapproval of his father. Some, however, have remained his lifelong friends. His mother
34368-474: Was in The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight , a crime-comedy based on the 1969 novel by Jimmy Breslin . In 1972, De Niro starred in two performances at The American Place Theatre , directed by Charles Maryan. He then returned to the big screen with Bang the Drum Slowly (1973), in which he played the lead role as Bruce Pearson, a Major League Baseball player with Hodgkin disease. His co-stars were Michael Moriarty and Vincent Gardenia . Adapted from
34560-625: Was in Brian de Palma 's Greetings (1968). De Niro's first collaboration with Scorsese was with the crime drama film Mean Streets (1973). De Niro has earned two Academy Awards : one for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola 's The Godfather Part II (1974) and the other for Best Actor portraying Jake LaMotta in Scorsese's drama Raging Bull (1980). De Niro also earned Oscar nominations for his performances in Taxi Driver (1976), The Deer Hunter (1978), Awakenings (1990), Cape Fear (1991), Silver Linings Playbook (2012), and Killers of
34752-512: Was in 1980, with the biographical drama Raging Bull . Adapted from Jake LaMotta 's memoir Raging Bull: My Story , De Niro portrays LaMotta, the Italian-American middleweight boxer whose violent behavior and temper destroyed his relationship with his wife and family. Co-starring Joe Pesci and Cathy Moriarty , De Niro later said it was one of the toughest roles to prepare for because he had to gain 60 pounds (27 kg), and had to learn to box. "The book's not great literature, but it's got
34944-431: Was introduced in Denmark, specifically for Copenhagen, by Johann Friedrich Struensee in 1771. Now known as the City Court of Copenhagen ( Københavns Byret ), it is the largest of the 24 city courts in Denmark with jurisdiction over the municipalities of Copenhagen, Dragør and Tårnby . With its 42 judges, it has a Probate Division, an Enforcement Division and a Registration and Notorial Acts Division while bankruptcy
35136-482: Was mainly disappointing; Peter Hartlaub of San Francisco Chronicle thought the story was unoriginal and De Niro lacked energy. The film grossed $ 78 million from a budget of $ 60 million. Next, he starred in What Just Happened (2008), a satirical comedy based on Art Linson's experiences as a producer in Hollywood. The film was screened at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival as an out-of-competition entry. The Sydney Morning Herald opined that most reviewers gave
35328-416: Was nominated for six Academy Awards, and De Niro was nominated for Best Actor at the BAFTAs. In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked it as the 92nd-greatest American film of all time in their 10th Anniversary Edition of the AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies list. Also in 1990, De Niro appeared in the lead role for Awakenings , directed by Penny Marshall . The drama, based on Oliver Sacks ' 1973 book of
35520-481: Was personal for De Niro, who was raised during the Cold War and fascinated by it. Despite starring some of Hollywood's leading actors; Matt Damon , Angelina Jolie and Alec Baldwin , the film garnered a mixed reception. Writing for The Sydney Morning Herald , Sandra Hall noted its slow pace, stating "There's a potentially fascinating slice of American history here, but De Niro has carved it up with an excruciatingly dull knife". The critic from USA Today found
35712-416: Was raised Presbyterian but became an atheist as an adult, while his father had been a lapsed Catholic since the age of 12. Against his parents' wishes, his grandparents had De Niro secretly baptized into the Catholic Church while he was staying with them during his parents' divorce. De Niro attended PS 41 , a public elementary school in Manhattan, through the sixth grade. He began acting classes at
35904-449: Was released to mostly positive critical reception, and was a success at the worldwide box office. Roger Ebert was impressed with the lead performers' abilities to "inhabit their roles with unconscious assurance", and The Globe and Mail ' s critic thought "De Niro does an extraordinarily subtle job of capturing the paradox [...] that lie at the heart of this picture". Shortly afterwards, he starred in 1995's crime thriller Heat , about
36096-514: Was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". De Niro had a pivotal role in Francis Ford Coppola 's crime epic The Godfather Part II (1974), playing the young Vito Corleone . De Niro had previously auditioned for the first installment, The Godfather (1972), but quit the project in favor of doing The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight . Coppola, having remembered him, gave De Niro
36288-438: Was strongly considered for the role of Jack Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining , but it ended up going to Jack Nicholson , the director's first choice for the role. De Niro returned to the crime genre with True Confessions (1981), adapted from the 1977 novel of the same name by John Gregory Dunne . Less challenging than his previous film, De Niro played a priest who clashes with his brother ( Robert Duvall ),
36480-420: Was the drama Guilty by Suspicion (1991) in which he plays David Merrill, a fictitious film director, returning to the U.S. during the McCarthy era and Hollywood blacklist . The film received generally favorable reviews. He then had a minor role in the mystery drama Backdraft (1991), playing a veteran fire inspector. De Niro's biggest success of 1991 was Cape Fear , his seventh film with Scorsese and
36672-487: Was the largest in the history of Copenhagen. It began on the evening of 20 October, and continued to burn until the morning of 23 October, destroying approximately 28% of the city, leaving some 20% of the population homeless. No less than 47% of the medieval section of the city was completely lost. Along with the 1795 fire , it is the main reason that few traces of the old town can be found in the modern city. A substantial amount of rebuilding followed. In 1733, work began on
36864-507: Was the mother of four American criminals, of which De Niro portrayed one: Lloyd Barker. Thompson praised the film and thought the cast gave "fine performances". Next, De Niro starred in De Palma's comedy Hi, Mom! (1970), a sequel to Greetings. Writing for The New Yorker , Richard Brody opined that De Niro "brings unhinged spontaneity" to his character. He also had a small role in Jennifer on My Mind (1971) and in Ivan Passer 's Born to Win (1971). His last film appearance of 1971
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