Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

  • Born: 1942-11-17
  • Birthplace: New York, USA
  • Height: 5' 3" (1.6 m)
  • Profession: Director, screenwriter, actor
  • Nationality: America
  • Graduate School: New York University Film Department
  • Representative Works: Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, New York City Gangsters, The Departed, The Wolf of Wall Street
  • Martin Scorsese (Martin Scorsese) was born on November 17, 1942 in New York City , USA [1]  . Italian-American director, screenwriter, producer, actor [1]  , honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters [2]  , graduated from the Film Department of New York City University.
    In 1967, directed the film debut " Bring on the Dancing Girls ". In 1973, directed the crime movie " Mean Streets ". In 1976, directed the crime film " Taxi Driver ", which won the Palme d'Or at the 29th Cannes International Film Festival [3]  . In 1980, he directed the biographical film " Raging Bull ", which won the 53rd Oscar nomination for best director [4]  . In 1985, he filmed the black comedy " After Hours ", which won the Best Director Award at the 39th Cannes International Film Festival [5]  . In 1990, he wrote and directed the gangster movie " Goodfellas ", which won the Silver Lion Award-Best Director at the 47th Venice International Film Festival [6]  . In 1995, directed the crime movie " Casino ". In 1999, the black thriller film " Bringing Out the Dead " was filmed . In 2002, directed the gangster movie " New York City Gangster ", which wonThe 60th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards, Film Category-Best Director Award [7]  . In 2006, he directed the crime thriller " The Departed ", which won the 79th Academy Awards for Best Director and the 64th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards for Film-Best Director [8-9]  .
    In 2011, he filmed the fantasy family movie " Hugo ", which won The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards in the movie category-Best Director [10]  . In 2013, directed the biographical film " The Wolf of Wall Street ". In November 2015, he won the Lumiere Award at the 7th Lyon Film Festival [11]  . In May 2018, he was awarded the "Golden Carriage Award" by the director's bi-weekly unit of 71st Cannes International Film Festival [12]  ; in October, at the 13th Rome Film Festival, Martin Scorsese was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award [13]  . In December 2019, he was named one of the "Top Ten Directors of the Year" by The Guardian [14]  .

    Early Experience

    On November 17, 1942, Martin Scorsese was born into a family of ironing workers in Queens, New York City, USA. A large number of descendants of Italian immigrants lived here, which had a great influence on Martin Scorsese's later film career. Childhood Martin Scorsese suffered from congenital asthma and could not play and run outdoors like other children. He could only use books as a companion. Whenever his condition improved, his father Charlie would take him to the movies. In 1960, Martin Scorsese, who graduated from high school, planned to become a priest, but failed in the seminary exam. He then entered New York City University to study film. When he was in college, Martin Scorsese came into contact with many new wave movies. He was attracted by the new ideas and techniques of these movies, so he made up his mind to make movies of his own style. During this period, Martin Scorsese began to shoot short films, including "What are you doing here with such a good girl" and "It's Not Only You, Murray" and so on. In 1966, Martin Scorsese received a master's degree in film and stayed on as a teacher   .

    Performing Experience

    In 1967, he directed the feature film " Bring on the Dancing Girls " co-starring Harvey Keitel , Zina Bethune and Anne Collette . The film was Martin Scorsese's film debut. He took the film to participate in the Chicago International Film Festival. , But failed to find a publisher willing to buy. This hit him badly, thus losing confidence in American films, decided to go to Europe to develop, so he went to the Netherlands to explore. But in the Netherlands, the film that Martin Scorsese pursued still cannot be understood by the producers. In Amsterdam, he had to make a living by editing. At the end of 1968, Martin Scorsese returned to the United States and once again returned to teach at his alma mater, New York City University .  
    In 1970, influenced by the protests of the people on the east coast of the United States against the Vietnam War, Martin Scorsese led the students to the streets and filmed the documentary "Street Incidents   . " In 1972, at the invitation of director and producer Roger William Corman , he filmed the feature film " Boxcar Bertha " co-starring Barbara Hershey and David Carradine . 
    In 1973, directed the crime film " Mean Streets " co-starred by Robert De Niro , Harvey Keitel, and Richard Ronnes  . In 1974, filmed the female theme film " Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore " co-starred by Ellen Burstyn , Jodie Foster , and Alfred Lutter III . 
    In 1976, he directed the crime film " Taxi Driver " starring Robert De Niro , which won the Palme d'Or at the 29th Cannes International Film Festival  . In 1977, he directed the musical film " New York, New York " starring Lisa Minnelli and Robert De Niro . However, because of the setting of many plots in the film inconsistent with popular tastes, it resulted in poor box office results   .
    In 1978, Martin Scorsese filmed the documentary "The Last Waltz " about The Band . In 1980, directed the biographical film " Raging Bull " starring Robert De Niro . The film won the 6th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Picture , and Martin Scorsese won the 53rd Oscar for this film. Nominated for best director .   
    In 1983, he filmed the black comedy " The King of Comedy " co-starred by Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis , Joe Strummer, etc. Martin Scorsese won the 37th British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award Film Award-Best Director nominated .  
    In 1985, Martin Scorsese tried to complete the movie "The Last Temptation of Christ" that he had always dreamed of shooting, but at the last minute investor Paramount withdrew the funds; so he switched to filming the black comedy " After Hours ", and With this film, he won the Best Director Award at the 39th Cannes International Film Festival  .
    In 1986, he directed the feature film " The Color of Money " co-starring Paul Newman , Thomas Cruise Mapother IV and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio . In 1987, filmed a 17-minute MV for singer MJ 's album "BAD" .  
    In 1988, Martin Scorsese filmed the feature film " The Last Temptation of Christ " based on the novel of the same name by the Greek writer Nigus Kazantzakis   . With this film, he was nominated for Best Director at the 61st Academy Awards  . In 1989, he co-directed the romantic comedy " New York City Story " with Francis Ford Coppola and Woody Allen . 
    In 1990, based on Nicholas Pelegui ’s novel, the gangster film " Goodfellas " was written and directed   . The film won the 44th British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards-Best Picture Award, and Martin Scorsese won the No. The 47th Venice International Film Festival Silver Lion Award-Best Director   , 44th British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards Film Award-Best Director Award   .
    In 1991, according to the 1962 release of the movie filmed thriller " Cape Fear ", Directed by De Niro Robert, Nick Nolte, director of , Jessica Lange co-starring   . In 1993, he directed the romantic movie " The Age of Innocence " co-starring Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis , Michelle Marie Pfeiffer , Winona Laura Horowitz, etc. Martin Scorsese won The fifty-first Americafilm and Television Awards for the movie category-the most Best director nominated .  
    On September 14, 1994, the feature film " Quiz Show " with a guest appearance was released. In 1995, Martin Scorsese directed the crime film " Casino " co-starring Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci , and won the 53rd American Film and Television Golden Globe Award for Best Director nomination for the film category .  
    On September 8, 1996, the producer of the musical comedy " Grace of My Heart " was released. On May 11, 1997, the comedy film " Kicked in the Head " in which he was a producer was released. On December 30, 1998, the western film " The Hi-Lo Country " , which served as a producer, was released.
    On September 11, 1999, directed the documentary ""Was released   ; October 22, the black thriller film " Bringing Out the Dead " was released, which was co-starred by Nicolas Kim Coppola , Patricia T. Arquette , John Goodman and others   . On December 22, 2000, the feature film " You Can Count on Me " was released as a producer .
    In 2002, he directed the gangster movie " New York City Gangster " co-starred by Daniel Day Lewis, Leo , Cameron Diaz, etc. The film was nominated for Best Picture in the 75th Academy Awards , and Martin Scorsese won the No. The 60th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards, Film Category-Best Director Award .  
    On May 16, 2003, the producer of the music documentary " The Soul of a Man " was released. In 2004, he directed the feature film " The Aviator " co-starred by Leo, Catherine Elise Blanchett , Kate Beckinsale, etc. Martin Scorsese won the 77th Oscars Best Director and the 62nd American Film and Television Golden Globe Award for the film category-- Double nomination for best director . 
    In 2005, filmed the music documentary " No Direction Home: Bob Dylan "   . In 2006, he directed the crime thriller " The Departed " co-starred by Leo, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson . The film won the 79th Academy Awards for Best Picture, and Martin Scorsese won the 79th Academy Awards for Best Director for the film. Award, the 64th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards, Film Category-Best Director Award   .
    In 2007, he appeared in the documentary "The Biography of Marlon Brando ". On April 4, 2008, the filmed music documentary " Shine a Light " was released   . On March 6, 2009, the feature film " The Young Victoria " in which he served as a producer was released.
    On February 19, 2010, the directed thriller and suspense film " Shutter Island " was released, which was co-starred by Leo, Mark Alan Ruffalo , Ben Kingsley, etc   .; on September 19, he served as the producer of the gangster drama " Boardwalk Empire " Premiere   .
    In 2011, he filmed the fantasy family movie " Hugo " co-starring Asa Butterfield , Chloë Grace Moretz , Ben Kingsley and others . With this film, he won The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards in the movie category-Best Director . 
    In 2013, he directed the biographical film " The Wolf of Wall Street " starring Leo , which was nominated for the 86th Oscars Best Picture, and Martin Scorsese was nominated for Best Director   .
    On February 14, 2014, the documentary " The New York Review of Books: A 50 Year Argument " co-directed with David Tedeschi was released ; in the same year, he served as an executive producer in the feature film " La tercera orilla " .  
    On October 28, 2015, the directed short film " The Audition " was launched on various video websites in the United States. The film was co-starred by Leo, Brad Pitt , Robert De Niro, etc   .; in November, Martin Scorsese won the 7th Lyon Film Festival Lu Miel Prize   .
    On February 14, 2016, the musical " Vinyl " , which participated in the directing and acting as a producer, started broadcasting   ; on September 21, Martin Scorsese was awarded the " Friars Club Icon Award " (Friars Club Icon Award)  ; on December 23, he directed The historical drama " Silence " was released, which was co-starred by Andrew Garfield , Liam Neeson , and Yosuke Kubotuka  .
    On March 31, 2017, the producer of the action crime thriller " Free Fire " was released; on October 5, he appeared in the documentary "Steven Spielberg"   ; on October 13, he was the producer of the crime film " "The Snowman " is released   .
    In May 2018, Martin Scorsese was awarded the "Golden Carriage Award" by the director's biweekly unit of 71st Cannes International Film Festival  ; in October, at the 13th Rome Film Festival, Martin Scorsese was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award   .
    On November 27, 2019, the directed gangster movie " The Irishman " was officially launched on the streaming platform Netflix   , starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino   ; in December, it was rated as "Tenth of the Year" by the British "Guardian". Good director"   .

    Personal Life

    family
    Martin Scorsese's father Luciano Charles Scorsese and his mother Catherine Scorsese are both garment factory workers and devout Italian Catholics. After 60 years of marriage with his mother, his father died on August 23, 1993, and his mother died of complications of Alzheimer's disease on February 6, 1997   . Martin Scorsese also has an older brother named Frank.
    emotion
    In 1965, Martin Scorsese married actor Laran Marie Brennan, but eventually ended in divorce. From 1971 to 1975, Martin Scorsese lived with the divorced Sandy Weintraub. Then he came together with writer Julia Cameron and actress Lisa Minnelli   .
    In 1979, Martin Scorsese married actress and model Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini . In 1983, the two officially broke up. In February 1985, Martin Scorsese and producer Barbara Defina married. The two separated in 1991 and eventually divorced. He later had a relationship with actress Irina Douglas   .
    In July 1999, Martin Scorsese married Helen Morris, a novel editor who worked at Random House   .

    Character Evaluation

    Martin Scorsese has a special passion for gangster movies. In his decades of creative career, he has inherited the traditional American gangster movies, and created an eye-catching audience with his personal feelings and national sentiments. Moral gangster world; at the same time, it has surpassed traditional gangster movies under the collision of cultural diversity in the new era, adopting a more cautious attitude to fit the public mentality, and try new gangster movies after Coppola’s romanticism is stripped away. The way of existence has made its own efforts for the long-term development of this type of film   .
    The narration of Martin Scorsese's film has transformed and developed traditional Hollywood causal and linear narrative methods. His narrative is based on the accumulation of events and contains certain causal relationships. Martin Scorsese did not construct a smooth narrative that would allow the audience to slide into the quagmire of the plot, but instead used the narrative to keep the audience and the screen "separate". In terms of viewpoint arrangement, Martin Scorsese first leads the audience to identify with, and then destroys this identification. As a result, the audience's own point of view is established in addition to the perspective of the characters and the author   .
    Martin Scorsese is known as a "movie sociologist". He has always used his own unique perspective to calmly analyze the stubborn diseases of society and mankind with movies; in an environment where Hollywood only advocates commercial results, he has always insisted I will spare no effort to pursue the exploration of film language   . ( )
    Extended Reading

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