Directed by Martin Scorsese, The Aviator (2004) gives a sweeping look at the life of filmmaker and aviator, Howard Hughes, from his playboy days in the 1920's to his unraveling with obsessive-compulsive disorder in the 1940's. Full of bravado and true to the look of the period, Scorsese shot the film in a style that emulated the color schemes of early cinema. The art direction team did an amazing job recreating the era, and won the Academy Award for their work. The cast is great, including Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes, Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn, Kate Beckinsale as Ava Gardner, Jude Law as Errol Flynn, Gwen Stefani as Jean Harlow, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Alan Alda, Willem Dafoe and Ian Holm. Father and son musicians, Loudon Wainwright III and Rufus Wainwright, appear separately as lounge singers.
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| The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Leonardo DiCaprio |
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| The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese |
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| The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Leonardo DiCaprio |
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| The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Leonardo DiCaprio and Gwen Stefani |
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| The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Cate Blanchett |
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| The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Leonardo DiCaprio |
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| The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Leonardo DiCaprio |
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| The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Leonardo DiCaprio |
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| The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Leonardo DiCaprio |
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| The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Kate Beckinsale |
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| The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Leonardo DiCaprio |
