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A personal journey with Martin Scorsese through American movies, a BFI TV production for Channel 4 in association with Miramax Films ; produced by Florence Dauman ; written and directed by Martin Scorsese, Michasel Henry Wilson

Label
A personal journey with Martin Scorsese through American movies, a BFI TV production for Channel 4 in association with Miramax Films ; produced by Florence Dauman ; written and directed by Martin Scorsese, Michasel Henry Wilson
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
A personal journey with Martin Scorsese through American movies
Oclc number
452147981094241
Responsibility statement
a BFI TV production for Channel 4 in association with Miramax Films ; produced by Florence Dauman ; written and directed by Martin Scorsese, Michasel Henry Wilson
Runtime
226
Summary
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
Table Of Contents
Director's dilemma: mastering the creative process -- Director as storyteller: the Western, the Gangster film, the musical -- Director as illusionist: controlling and mastering the technical process -- Director as smuggler: the metaphor behind the vision -- Director as iconoclast: asserting personal expression
Technique
live action
Classification