Round 9: Tossup 14

This film’s protagonist burns his hand on a candle after staring at roses placed in the hands of a pietà. The camera was strapped onto this film’s lead for a scene in which champagne is sprayed on the protagonist’s face as he drunkenly stumbles through a party. I Vitelloni (“ee vee-tell-LOH-nee”) inspired this film’s opening line narrated by its director, after which the credits play over a projector screening its protagonist’s home movies. This film was the result of John Cassavetes telling its director, “you’ve just spent a year of your life making a piece of shit,” regarding his previous film for (*) Roger Corman. In a red-soaked scene in this film, slow-motion shots of the lead watching a man enter a bar flanked by two women are set to “Jumpin Jack (10[1])Flash” by the Rolling Stones. This film’s protagonist reckons with his epileptic girlfriend and faith while covering for his debt-ridden friend Johnny Boy. For 10 points, what film was the first collaboration between Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, and Martin (10[1])Scorsese? ■END■

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