Traces Scorsese's Italian-American heritage, his personal nature, his private relationships, and the reflection of these in his work.
Vincent LoBrutto, author of Becoming Film Literate (Praeger, Spring 2005) and Stanley Kubrick: A Biography (1999), one of the seminal Kubrick books. He teaches editing, production design, and cinema studies at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
Engaging, insightful, and wonderfully crafted, this succinct
biography of Scorsese captures the essence of the man, the
filmmaker, and the film historian. Using a form of intertextuality,
LoBrutto demonstrates how Scorsese's Catholic Italian upbringing
influenced his filmmaking from the beginning--and still continues
to influence it. The author takes the reader on a visceral guided
tour of Scorsese's life, beginning with his grandparents'
immigration to the US and continuing to the present, noting along
the way the critical stages in the filmmaker's development. He
links the stages to specific films, showing the impact of
Scorsese's dilemmas and personal growth on his filmmaking. Brutally
honest, but never judgmental, LoBrutto reveals the man behind the
myth, a man of genius plagued by personal struggles and artistic
angst. Providing insight into the life and craft of one of the US's
greatest filmmakers, this entertaining volume will be an invaluable
resource for students of both film history and biography.
Essential. All readers, all levels.
*Choice*
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