A personal journey with Martin Scorsese through American movies

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Title:

A personal journey with Martin Scorsese through American movies

Author:

Dauman, Florence.

Edition:

[DVD version].

Publication Information:

Santa Monica, CA : Voyager Co. : Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2000?]

Physical Description:

2 videodiscs (226 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Series:

Century of cinema

Century of cinema.

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.

General Note:

Originally broadcast on Channel Four Television in 1995.

Aspect ratio (1.33:1)

Language:

English

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.

Reading Level:

Not rated.

Personal Subject:

Scorsese, Martin-Interviews.

Subject Term:

Motion pictures -- United States.

Motion picture industry -- United States.

Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Interviews.

Motion picture producers and directors -- United States.

Western films -- United States -- History and criticism.

Gangster films -- United States -- History and criticism.

Musical films -- United States -- History and criticism.