The Genius Ambiguity Behind Goodfellas' Tense Alleyway Scene
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Robert De Niro breaks down the psychology and tension behind his classic scene with Lorraine Bracco in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas.
- 1. De Niro breaks down how playing casual tension in the Goodfellas alley scene created masterclass suspense.
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Well the thing that I was concerned about is just that as Marty was as I remember it's just that you don't know what he really is doing Is he setting her up or not So it's just making this which happens in life too in that way you know same thing God it's okay So you know just be very casual and God knows what will happen to you Could be nothing It could be something
Well the thing that I was concerned about is just that as Marty was as I remember it's just that you don't know what he really is doing Is he setting her up or not So it's just making this which happens in life too in that way you know same thing God it's okay So you know just be very casual and God knows what will happen to you Could be nothing It could be something
43:50 → 44:15 · 77 words · highlighted words are emphasized in the short