Title A personal journey with Martin Scorsese through American movies / a BFI TV Production for Channel 4 in association with Miramax Films ; produced in association with Cappa Productions ; produced by Florence Dauman ; written and directed by Martin Scorsese, Michael Henry Wilson

Published [United Kingdom] : British Film Institute, 1995 [San Francisco, California, USA] : [Kanopy Streaming], [2019] ©1995

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Description 1 online resource (1 video file (226 min.)) : sound, color, black and white Contents Part 1. Opening/History of cinema -- The director's dilemma -- The director as storyteller -- The Western -- The gangster film -- The musical -- part 2. The director as illusionist -- The director as smuggler -- part 3. The director as smuggler -- The director as iconoclast Summary "Martin Scorsese's contribution to the Century of Cinema series is a fascinating exploration of some of the landmarks of American cinema, as well as some of its lesser known byways. Scorsese analyses the work of filmmakers as diverse as DW Griffith, FW Murnau, Sam Fuller and John Cassavetes. This is no academic history, but a declaration of passion for cinema from one of its most celebrated contemporary practitioners"--Kanopy website Featuring a wealth of extracts from famous and infamous American movies, Scorsese offers a provocative multifaceted portrait of Hollywood film directors as he charts a comprehensive course through the rich history of the American cinema Notes Originally produced by British Film Institute in 1995 Streaming video file Credits Composer, Elmer Bernstein ; supervising editor, Thelma Schoonmaker ; editors, David Lindblom, Kenneth I. Levis ; director of photography, Jean Yves Escoffier Cast Featuring Martin Scorsese Notes Soundtrack in English Online resource; title from title frames (Kanopy, viewed January 27, 2021) Subject Scorsese, Martin -- Interviews SUBJECT Scorsese, Martin. fast (OCoLC)fst00072245 Subject Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Interviews Motion picture industry -- United States. Film noir -- United States -- History and criticism Musical films -- United States -- History and criticism Motion picture producers and directors -- United States. Western films -- United States -- History and criticism Motion pictures -- United States. Gangster films -- United States -- History and criticism Film noir. Gangster films. Motion picture industry. Motion picture producers and directors. Motion pictures. Musical films. Western films. United States. Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Documentary television programs. Interviews. Nonfiction television programs. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Documentaires télévisés. Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction. Form Streaming video Author Dauman, Florence, film producer. Scorsese, Martin, film director, screenwriter, on-screen participant. Wilson, Michael Henry, film director, screenwriter. Bernstein, Elmer, composer (expression) Schoonmaker, Thelma, editor of moving image work. Lindblom, David, editor of moving image work Levis, Ken, editor of moving image work. Escoffier, Jean-Yves, 1950-2003, director of photography. British Film Institute, production company, publisher. Miramax Films, production company. Cappa Productions, production company.

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