Martin Scorsese

Martin Charles Scorsese (nickname Marty) was born in New York City on 17th November 1942. His Italian parents; Catherine and Charles Scorsese raised him in the neighbourhood of Little Italy, which later inspired several of his films. In 1964 he earned a B.S. degree in film communications, then an M.A. in film communications at NY School of Film in 1966. During this, he made prize winning films such as The Big Shave and Who’s That Knocking at My Door. He’s an American film maker, actor, screenwriter, film historian and producer.

He is most known for Goodfellas, Wolf of Wall Street, Shutter Island and The Departed. Marty’s body of work addresses such themes as Italian American identity, Roman Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption, machismo, modern crime, and gang conflict. He uses long tracking shots to open up the scene and voice-overs of his own dialect but without revealing his face. Some films involve Western references and many with dishonourable authority figures. Guilt is highlighted as an important theme continuously and expressed through Catholicism in creating and dealing with wrongfulness. Finally he uses slow motion flashbulbs, accented camera flashes and the song ‘Gimme Shelter’ Rolling Stones played in The Departures, Goodfellas and Casino.

He frequently uses slow motion, e.g. Goodfellas, and freeze frame, such as the opening credits of The King of Comedy. This caption of movement is a close up shot with delicate hands stuck against a glass window.

He has used blonde leading ladies many times, aiming to appeal fragile and angelic. They wear white in their first scene and are photographed in slow motion. For instance, Sharon Stone in a white mini dress featured in Casino. Some films involve Western references

and many with dishonourable authority figures, for example the policemen in

The Departed.

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Academy Award for

Best Director

BAFTA

David Di Donatello Special

AwardAFI Life

Achievement Award

Kennedy Centre

Honours

Palme d’Or Honorary Cesar

Golden Globe Celline

B. DeMille Award

Golden Globe Award

for Best Director

Golden Globe Award for Best

Director

Golden Globe Award

for Best Director

David Di Donatello Special

Award

BAFTA

BAFTA

Grammy Awards

Cannes Best Director

AFI Movies of the Year

2014

BAFTA

Independent Spirit Award

Gotham Independent Film Tribute

Award

Primetime Emmy Award

DGA Lifetime Achievement

Award

Broadcast Film Critics Association

Award

London Film Critics

Association Award

Producers Guild of America

AwardPrimetime Emmy

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National Board of Review Award

New York Film Critics

Circle Award

David De Donatello Golden Medal Evelyn F. Burkey

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Awards