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Living in mean streets
• Born in Queens, New York City in November 17, 1942;• Moved to Little Italy before school;• Family of Italian immigrants;• Roman Catholic Chearch;• Asthma;• Violence of the streets;• First contacts with the world of Cinema.
A Filmmaker is born
• New York University (NYU);• Haig P. Manoogian;• Development as a
filmmaker;• Short films;• “Who’s That Knocking at
My Door”
Scorsese directing his first short film as a film student
The 80s• Difficulties after “Raging Bull”;• Minor films;• Going mainstream;• “The Last Temptation of Christ”, 1988
Curiosities• Film preservation (The Film Foundation);• Collaborations (Thelma Schoonmaker, Robert DeNiro);• Collector of classic posters;• Married 5 times;• His parents appear in many of his films;• Fan of the Rolling Stones.
Questions• Have you ever seen a Scorsese movie?• What movie gave him his first Oscar?• What would you do if you were in the same situation as Henry in the
“funny how?” scene?• Which movie did Marty reference in a scene from Raging Bull?• What do you think about the preservation of movies?• What do you think about violence in movies?