Master auteur Martin Scorsese writes, directs, and hosts this compendium of the greatest works of American cinema, charting the medium's course from nickelodeon reels to digital imaging. The multipart series includes an exhaustive range of clips (supervised by longtime Scorsese editor Thelma Schoonmaker) and interviews with .. Read more
| Starring | Martin Scorsese |
|---|---|
| Genres | Documentary |
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Master auteur Martin Scorsese writes, directs, and hosts this compendium of the greatest works of American cinema, charting the medium's course from nickelodeon reels to digital imaging. The multipart series includes an exhaustive range of clips (supervised by longtime Scorsese editor Thelma Schoonmaker) and interviews with great directors who discuss the nature of cinema authorship and the changing role of the filmmaker. The film consists of head-and-shoulder shots of Scorsese talking to the camera and longer film clips with the director's voice-over, with Scorsese approaching the series in a deeply personal manner, speaking in terms of how films affected him as a director first, followed by the effect they had on him as a storyteller and fan. It is this intimate approach that makes the British Film Institute coproduction such an original achievement. Rather than force Scorsese to tell an objective history, it lets his fanaticism and love for the cinema shine through by allowing him to choose film clips that moved him as an individual. Various chapters include The Director's Dilemma, The Director as Storyteller, The Director as Illusionist, The Director as Smuggler, and The Director as Iconoclast.
| Starring | Martin Scorsese |
|---|---|
| Studio | BFI VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 3 hrs 44 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Documentary |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1995 To Rent: DVD: 05 Jun 2000 |
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Essential for serious film buffs/film studies students
A lengthy DVD covering a series of programs where Scorsese gives insight into the history of American cinema. Scorsese is, as you'd expect, knowledgeable ... read more »
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Scorsese: Context explained
'To share a common memory'
Scorsese narrates an overview of cinema films from the silent era to the late sixties and manages to combine an ... read more »
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Martin at the Movies
This is not an in-depth analysis of cinema but an overview of Hollywood films up to the 60s that impressed and influenced Scorsese. Apart from the usual ... read more »
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A must for any movie buff
It's already a pleasure just to hear Martin Scorsese talk. Finding out what makes a great director tick at the same time is too much pleasure at once. This ... read more »
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