Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the greatest movie stars of our time. From Titanic to Inception to The Wolf of Wall Street: DiCaprio guarantees full cinema halls and most recently also caused record numbers with the satire Don’t Look Up on Netflix. One of his best films is currently in the streaming offer of Amazon Prime.
We are talking about The Great Gatsby, the film adaptation of the literary classic of the same name Moulin Rouge director Baz Luhrmann. DiCaprio slips into the title role and plays a character who vacillates between pure ecstasy and bitter heartbreak for two and a half hours. It’s one of the best performances of his entire career.
New to Amazon Prime: The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio
The great Gatsby takes you to the vibrant New York of the 1920s. Here young Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) meets the mysterious Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), who enjoys a legendary reputation. He throws the biggest parties in town, but never shows up. Gatsby, for most people walking mysteryis plagued by a great sorrow: love.
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The Great Gatsby – Trailer (German) HD
Gatsby is in love with Nick’s cousin, Daisy (Carey Mulligan), and hopes Nick can arrange a meeting between the two. The problem is, Daisy is married to wealthy businessman Tom (Joel Edgerton), who has nothing but contempt for Gatsby. at one fateful afternoon the different parties still meet.
Leonardo DiCaprio on Amazon Prime: A Brilliant Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is an opulent love drama. Especially the extravagant party nights in the Gatsby mansion are among the highlights of the film. It’s mesmerizing how Leonardo DiCaprio meanders through the crowd, expressing both his character’s incredible nonchalance and loneliness. It’s adorable and sad at the same time.
The Gatsby from Luhrmann’s film adaptation looks like it was written specifically for DiCaprio. The two had previously worked together on William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet. In The Great Gatsby, Luhrmann knows how to stage his star even better. And DiCaprio skilfully uses the through ball: The more we learn about the mysterious Gatsby, the more complex his acting becomes.
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