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De Niro Explores Madoff's Depths in 'Wizard of Lies'

'The Wizard of Lies' is scrupulous about just who were the most sinned against of Madoff’s victims.
Robert De Niro's Bernie Madoff is a glum, forbidding presence in The Wizard of Lies.
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Updated | As Bernie Madoff in the HBO-movie The Wizard of Lies, Robert De Niro occupies a space at the center of the movie similar to the space we see Madoff occupy at the center of his family’s life. They are both glum, forbidding presences who demand respect and banish all light and joy. You can’t avoid them but no one really who comes into contact with them expects any real pleasure.

De Niro doesn’t give a

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