Summary
Mary Pat Kelly: Martin Scorsese: The Journey
Few directors have had an impact on American cinema that can match Scorsese's. Winner of prestigious film awards, including the Oscar, a favorite of film audiences around the world, Scorsese is a living legend of cinema. In this biography, bestselling author and award-winning director Mary Pat Kelly reveals how a working-class boy from New York's Italian neighborhood became one of New York's most celebrated directors.
The journey follows Scorsese's personal and artistic development, the evolution of his films from early student works and Streets of Evil to cinematic masterpieces such as Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, King of Comedy, Good Guys, The Last Temptation of Christ. Through exclusive interviews with Scorsese, the stars of his films, Robert De Niro, Paul Newman, Liza Minnelli, Willem Dafoe, Barbara Hershey, Harvey Keitel, Joe Pesci; to fellow directors, screenwriters, editors, directors of photography, as well as members of his family and friends, we get an unprecedented story, an intimate approach to the making of iconic films and the man behind them. With plenty of insight into Scorsese's life, value system, work process, inspirations, The Journey is an exceptional portrayal of the top American director who left an indelible mark on the seventh art.
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