Product Details

• Actors: Willem Dafoe, Ray Liotta, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Joe Pesci, Jodie Foster
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Winstar
• DVD Release Date: September 5, 2000
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004TJR8
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #42,554 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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We've all heard the claim that Martin Scorsese is "the greatest living American director" (and Jodie Foster repeats it here), but that hyperbole certainly hasn't gone to Scorsese's head. Throughout the extensive interview clips included here, Scorsese proves to be a perfectly modest host to a survey of his own career, providing context and insight for nearly every film he's made. Not surprisingly, the reticent Robert De Niro is not among the other interviewees (Harvey Keitel's absence is also keenly felt), but Foster, Ray Liotta, and especially Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio prove to be articulate observers of Scorsese's work. (The inclusion of The Color of Money Oscar-winner Paul Newman is also welcomed; "I'm not dead yet," he says, jokingly pleading for another role in a Scorsese film.) Overall, this is a perfectly suitable overview of Scorsese's work, especially if viewed by budding film students, but the fact that Scorsese's life and work have been so thoroughly examined elsewhere makes this one-hour program a bit too familiar for more well-informed film buffs. --Jeff Shannon

Product Description

Discover the world of the talented director of The Departed. A consummate storyteller and visual stylist with cinematic triumphs that include Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Cape Fear, Casino and Bringing Out the Dead.

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great American Director, Great DVD, March 13, 2001

By	Bradford Van Slooten (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews

AFI did a great job here on giving brief bio's and other pertinent information on the great modern day directors working in America. This AFI effort on Martin Scorsese is a well put together DVD on Scorsese's influence and effect on modern day motion pictures.

Scorsese was once bedridden for a long period of time in his youth with a severe case of asthma. You can see with the time he had on his hands that filmmaking and cinema history became his passion. Although, most of his films have a rugged, hyperkinetic, and fragmented look to them; Scorsese, in my opinion, has a more thorough vocabulary of shot selection than any director working today. His shot selection in any film he shoots comes from years and years of studying the masters in their past films.

I strongly recommend this DVD. It is a great buy. Also, Buy it as soon as possible. I could not find this DVD anywhere!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best DVD on Martin Scorsese as a reference, October 18, 2004

By	Orkun Tala (Turkey) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have presented a research on Martin Scorsese' cinema and this DVD is the best video resource i could ever find. Scorsese' own words on how he developed his style was a great help for me. This is an absolutely great documentary for everyone interested in his cinema.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Interestingl, April 8, 2008

By	Vanhoutte "Veronique" (France) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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The interviews collected in the dvd give us a real insight into the works of Martin Scorsese as well as some tips regarding the motivation behind his movies.