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Framing a Scene: The Work of Scorsese
From: American Film Institute
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 is films have created some of the most tortured, complex and frightening characters in modern American film. They have uncovered the violence of humanity, explored emotional and moral struggles and have challenged traditional religious ideas. However, Martin Scorsese originally set out to become a priest. |
The American Film Institute's online tribute to Martin Scorsese (www.afionline.org/Scorsese/) provides an interactive time line of the director's life and work. With quotes from Scorsese about his influences ("I was raised with them, the gangsters and the priests. That's it. Nothing in between"), clips from his early films and photos from his childhood, the site provides a glimpse of Scorsese before he became one of the most well known American filmmakers. |
Excerpts from film reviews and published interviews place Scorsese's rise to prominence in context; analyses by scholars and other filmmakers help explain Scorsese's methodology and technique. For example, in New York, New York (1977), Jimmy Doyle (Robert De Niro) and Francine Evans (Liza Minnelli) are always shot in the same frame, to show how the characters were literally stuck with each other. |
Audio and video clips from his major films--including Taxi Driver and GoodFellas--and photo galleries of scenes from Scorsese's sets can be viewed on the site. Scorsese's discussion of his own work (including a defense of The Last Temptation of Christ) and indexes of his work as a director, actor, writer and producer add to this comprehensive overview of the influential filmmaker. |
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