A Bronx Tale It's 1960 in New York City in the middle of the bronx. Living at East 187th Street is the family of Calogero (played at age 9 by Francis Capra and at age 17 by Lillo Brancato). Calogero's father Lorenzo believes that a man should make an honest living to support his family and refuses to be involved in anything that is illegal, such as working for Sonny, the local "boss". Lorenzo is played by Robert De Niro. However, Calogero idolizes Sonny, and when given the oppurtunity to help "the boss" beat a murder charge, Calogero helps him out. As grateful
as Sonny was he took the 9-year old under his wing and despite the protestations of Lorenzo, the two developed a bond. As a result of their relationship , Calogero now has two people each giving him different advice and neither respecting what the other has to say. Life's difficult choices, when tackled by conscience, lead to survival in a brutal world. Robert De Niro has appeared in some of the greatest gangster films of the......
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