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| | Emanuel Levy : Review - A Bronx Tale |
 | | The good news--and relief to many of us--is that Bronx Tale is not a derivative, or second-hand Martin Scorsese, as one might expect from an actor whose best work has been in movies directed by Scorsese (Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, King of Comedy, etc.). |
 | | The first--and better--is set in l960, when Calogero (Francis Capra) is an alert 9-year-boy, spending most of his leisure at the street corner of his house and befriending its mobsters and thugs. |
 | | The tale then jumps ahead to l968, with the adolescent Calogero portrayed by another excellent actor, Lillo Brancato, who bears some physical resemblance to the young De Niro. |
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