The History of Martin Scorsese Before KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON | On Film | TIFF
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- Try to imagine cinema without Martin Scorsese. The New York filmmaker’s influence has spread so far around the world and so deeply into all who followed him that, had he never existed, the past 40 years of film would look decidedly different. The unique pacing of his films, his use of popular music, and the intensity of his actors’ performances have all become part of cinema’s shared language. He didn’t invent them, but he put his stamp on those elements more than any other director. Above all, Scorsese’s success in elevating the urban crime genre from B-movie pleasure to challenging art cinema can now be taken for granted. As an exacting cinephile, an observer of male violence, and a man immersed from childhood in the Catholic faith, Scorsese has made his obsessions belong to all of us who love film.
But the entry point is style. Working with several different cinematographers over the years - including such greats as Michael Ballhaus, Freddie Francis, Robert Richardson, and Roger Deakins - Scorsese has nevertheless imposed a consistent visual style from film to film: fluid, urgent, and often calling deliberate attention to itself. (Scorsese’s films never look like they’re trying to make the camera invisible.) Similarly, while he is infrequently credited as a screenwriter on his films, the same profane, percussive rhythms of dialogue connect films as disparate as Cape Fear, The Aviator, and The Wolf of Wall Street. And his celebrated collaboration with editor Thelma Schoonmaker over more than half a century has delivered a consistent brilliance to the cutting in his films, which can be both aggressive and elegant.
Perhaps even more than their formal coherence, Scorsese’s films display a constancy of theme, even across widely divergent genres and periods. The cathartic sacrifice of the seemingly secular Raging Bull is echoed in more overtly spiritual films like Kundun, The Last Temptation of Christ, and Silence. The concern with obsessive love and obsessive artistry can be found in The King of Comedy, The Color of Money, and even his family film, Hugo. Mean Streets and Gangs of New York are separated in period by over a century, yet their themes of loyalty and honour among thieves are similar enough that they could almost swap titles.
The director’s body of work is so rich that it’s possible to visit and revisit individual films over time and come up with entirely different lists of key Scorsese films. Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, and Goodfellas constitute an essential trilogy for entering his world, but shift perspective to focus on personal relationships rather than personal torment and New York, New York, The Age of Innocence, and Casino rise to the top of that list.
Scorsese is so fluent in cinematic language because he is, first and foremost, a passionate cinephile. His deep and abiding love for European cinema began with childhood exposure to the films of Powell and Pressburger and the giants of mid-century Italian neorealism, and over the decades his devotion to the art form has grown to encompass a truly global perspective: he once famously declared Tian Zhuangzhuang’s then-obscure The Horse Thief as the greatest film of the 1990s, and his World Cinema Project has worked tirelessly over the last decade to restore and preserve lesser-known cinematic treasures from all around the world. With Coppola, Spielberg, De Palma, and others, he was part of the first generation of American filmmakers to make films that were supported by the industrial structure of Hollywood, but were freed from the more restrictive demands of the studios.
Poised between Europe and America, between the sacred and the profane, between pure entertainment and his own personal passions, Scorsese remains a singular voice in our cinematic landscape. It may never again be possible for such a figure to emerge. For that we give thanks. The cinema of Martin Scorsese constitutes a secular sacrament. It demands faith and submission. The reward, always, is grace.
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I want Alicia Malone to do this for every filmmaker
Not unless she misses out more than a fifth of his/her work. Edit:Sarcasm.
That would be cool for sure I like her on TCM
@@johnnotrealname8168 talking about his whole filmography would have taken hours to talk in depth. She made the title a short history not a lets talk about him for 2 hours history 🤔
@@65g4 I do not expect it in depth but Scorsese's reputation as only a violent, gangster, and macho Director is because people have not seen the films which are subtle and honestly beautiful. Edit: Okay sorry I misunderstood everything here, have not seen the video for two years. I was annoyed five of his films were omitted when she could have just mentioned them in passing without going in depth.
@@johnnotrealname8168 i understand. Theres more to him than his violent films. Such as The Age Of Innoncence, Alice Doesnt Live Here Anymore, After Hours, Silence.
Scorsese = Real Cinema.
This video was perfect until it didn't talk about Silence in depth
Where the hell is silence????
Got silenced
14:30
It was called a short history she didnt have time to include everything
Knowing his history is one thing. To see it visually is another. Thanks for this treat, Alicia Malone :)
So glad you spent a little time on Color of Money. One of Scorsese's most underrated films, IMO
It was his most successful film and considered his big comeback in the 80s. I don't think it's underrated at all.
@@karlkarlos3545 Well, you would be wrong, wouldn't you?
@@lynnturman8157 I don't think so. You also have to take into consideration that The Color of Money is a much smaller and intimate movie than most of his later stuff. But it was a huge success in the 80s and reignited Scorsese's career after a string of financial flops.
@@karlkarlos3545 yeah, it made money when it came out and yes, it did put Scorsese back into the Hollywood mainstream but nobody considers it one of his best movies. Most people wouldn't put it in the top 10 or even the top 15 Scorsese movies.
@@lynnturman8157 Well, it was regularly referenced when I grew up. As I said, it's kind of overshadowed now by his later films. I don't think most people think it's not a good, well made movie. The camera movements alone are breath taking.
Why did she leave out five of Scorsese's films? New York New York (1977), Kundun (I will find the date late 1990s) ,Bringing out the dead (I butchered the name but also late 1990s) ,Hugo (2011) and Silence (2016). A good impression is not gained when five films are left out!
@Funk O'Matic What are you talking about? Silence and Hugo are brilliant films.
New York New York while definitely not his best was an important part of his career and is worth the mention.
@Funk O'Matic Short History okay fine but the way she did it would have added as little as 10 seconds. After Hours got no description at all and that is not more well known than Hugo or even Silence. She could have made a two second reference to them considering that Silence was a fairly big thing for Scorsese and Kundun got him banned from Tibet and Hugo is about his love for film (something that deserves more discussion) and Bringing out the Dead has Nicolas @~?£ing Cage in it(the last one was because I do not know much about the film)! The videos memory and your comments retardedness too. You did not spell out you (well only the last letter (you have terrible spelling going both ways too)).
@Funk O'Matic What did not make sense? I just said that those five films were really important to him. New York New York was one of the reasons he started doing Cocaine (depression and all). They are very important parts of his life and deserve at least a small mention. Also when she mentioned 20 films 5 more/10 seconds more is not as significant. After Hours is definitely less well known compared to Hugo and Silence. You asked whether you have to spell it out to me and I was suggesting that your explanation of it is not valid also your spelling really needs work.
@Funk O'Matic She did have to so that there was a comprehensive history of Scorsese's career even if it is short as she omitted very important films. New York New York was an utter failure which is important since Scorsese made mostly brilliant films. Your spelling is not fine and I do not care if it is so that it was shortened (I was referring to "calked"). I do have a life which is why I want to see Scorsese's fairly portrayed.
godamn what a fucking legend !!! holy shit!! so many masterpieces directed by scorsese
Yeah the day he retires/dies is gonna be really sad
Love mentioning Roger Ebert
Why didn’t she mention that Scorsese won the Palm D’ore for Taxi Driver. It is his most important award.
@Funk O'Matic What in the @~?£ are you on about? Granted most people only mention Oscars so I am okay with her skipping it.
Good video well done Alicia
COLOR OF MONEY = MASTERPIECE 👏
absolutley.
Scorsese is also so versatile. Can you believe the guy that made Goodfellas is also the same guy that made Hugo?
Loved The Age Of Innocence
She forgot Hugo Bringing out the Dead and Kundun man what a missed opportunity.
Love Alicia Malone
whaaat? sad that one of his best films silence is not mentioned ????????????
It is at last
PRAY
marty did not want to raging bull for a long time ???? robert de niro read the book while filming 1900 and he was the one who wanted to do it. marty turned it down said he doesn't like sports films and after a near death overdose de niro convinced him to do the film.
braydenchapman1 did you read Peter Biskand’s books? He goes into this in detail. Great read.
@@johnkillian75 hey john no i did not read the book but im a life long fan of all of these guys and a major movie buff i have heard them talk about it in a bunch of interview's
braydenchapman1 Yeah I’m a major movie buff too. I was impressed you knew this story.
What did you think of the Irishman? I loved it so much. A culmination of their life’s work. It was almost perfect.
@@johnkillian75 it was definitely his goodbye to the genre he already mastered and the way the last 30 minutes of the film is about coming to your end i felt it 2 times. i felt sad for the character but i also felt sad thinking these legends have to accept the end is near for them. p.s im a blue belt 1 stripe in jiujitsu so we have 2 things in common lol
braydenchapman1 You sound like a legend my friend! You’ve got great taste in movies and martial arts.
Add me on FB if you want, you sound like a cool guy.
Why we skipping New York, New York?
❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
where is your youtube channel. alicia malone i m fan of your grea content
Aυτη η Αλισια Μαλοουν ωραια γυναικα.Εχει πρωταγωνιστησει και αυτη σε ταινιες του Μαρτιν Σκορσεζε ναι η οχι;Αν ναι καλως,αν οχι να το κανει καποια στιγμη.Ωραιο γενικως το αφιερωμα που εκανε η ιδια στον Μαρτιν Σκορσεζε,σε ενα απο τους τελευταιους οραματιστες σκηνοθετες,που εχουν απομεινει στον Κινηαμτογραφο γενικοτερα.Ωραιο το ααφιερωμα αλλα..."λιγο".Επρεπε να υπηρχαν περισσοτερες λεπτομερειες,σχετικα με τις ταινιες του.Παντως καλη η προσπαθεια...
They should add "Ft.RobertdeNiro" In the title
12:38 That's how you know it's all rigged. Imagine his 3 best friends presenting an award and Scorsese DOESN'T win.
just gonna skip over kundun and bringing out the dead huh
Are her and Christina Hendricks sisters?! 😂😂
13:23 I get that, but I felt it was too hyped about it. And with all of the boobs and F bombs, it was too crude for me. And my ears were vibrating from all of the shouting. I don't mind cursing and some nudity, but WOWS went WAY too overboard with it.
Please. I guess you don't deal in reality very often, do you?
@@vittoriostoraro Schindler's List is reality, and that's comparatively cleaner. I'd I'd like to point out that has F words and boobs as well.
I also have a cousin who says the F word a lot, and even he wouldn't match 569 F bombs in 3 hours.
And speaking of Scorsese, The Departed happens to be one of my favorite movies. But that seemed more plot focused to me than WOWS.
And speaking of boobs, The Last Temptation of Christ is my favorite movie-period, and that has some nude scenes. I think context is key.
More on this here: www.imdb.com/review/rw4492137/?ref_=ur_urv
As of now, here are my favorite movies*, which will be added or re-arranged over time:
The Last Temptation of Christ(1988)
2001: A Space Odyssey(1968)
Citizen Kane(1941)
Shoah(1985).
Last Tango In Paris(1973)
My Fair Lady(1964)
The Sound of Music(1965)
Love Actually(2003)
Valentine’s Day(2010)
Hoop Dreams(1994)
Fargo(1996)
The Addams Family(1991)
The Age of Innocence(1993)
Almost Famous(2000)
Something To Talk About(1995)
Wonder(2017)
Spider Man 2(2004)
Inglorious Basterds(2009)
Double Double Toil and Trouble(1993)
I Am Sam(2001)
Rocky(1976)
Gravity(2013)
12 Years A Slave(2013)
Training Day(2001)
The Departed(2006)
Driving Miss. Daisy(1989)
Casablanca(1942)
Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone(2001)
Black Hawk Down(2001)
All About Eve(1950)
The Descendants(2011)
Million Dollar Baby(2004)
The Outsiders(1983)
A River Runs Through It(1992)
Seven(1995)
Fury(2014)
Halloween(1978)
Field of Dreams(1989)
JFK(1991)
Magnolia(1999)
Turner and Hooch(1989)
Schindler’s List(1993)
The Butler(2013)
Lean On Me(1989)
The Shawshank Redemption(1994)
Gone With The Wind(1939)
A Few Good Men(1992)
The Reader(2008)
Carrie(2013)
About Schmidt(2002)
Indiana Jones/Last Crusade(1989)
Lord of the Rings(2001-2003)
Titanic(1997)
Beetlejuice(1988)
Me and Orson Welles(2008)
Back To The Future 1 and 2(1985 and 1989)
The Aviator(2004)
Fight Club(1999)
Spy Game(2001)
Mr. and Mrs. Smith(2005)
Pan’s Labyrinth(2006)
Amadeus(1984)
My Left Foot(1989)
Fried Green Tomatoes(1991)
American Beauty(1999)
Lolita(1962)
The Graduate(1967)
Mommie Dearest(1981)
Lawrence of Arabia(1962)
Walk The Line(2005)
The Blair Witch Project(1999)
Bowling For Columbine(2002)
Hugo(2011)
Slumdog Millionaire(2008)
City Lights(1931)
Pay It Forward(2000)
Thelma and Louise(1991)
Gladiator(2000)
*Ties not included.
@@zacharysiple783 What the Fuck is your problem? It's just a four letter word.
Go watch a marvel movie baby
@@karlkarlos3545 Tell that to the MPAA, which requires an R Rating to most movies with more than 1 use of it!