Martin Scorsese
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| - | '''Martin Scorsese''' (born [[November 17]], [[1942]]) is a [[United States|American]] [[film director]]. Scorsese's body of work addresses such themes as [[Italian-American]] identity, [[Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] concepts of [[guilt]] and [[Salvation|redemption]], [[machismo]], and the [[violence]] [[endemic]] in [[American society]]. | ||
| - | Part of the [[New Hollywood]] wave of filmmaking, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and influential filmmakers in cinematic history. | + | '''Martin Charles Scorsese''' (born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. |
| - | He has directed works such as the crime film ''[[Mean Streets]]'' (1973), the vigilante-thriller ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' (1976), the biographical sports drama ''[[Raging Bull]]'' (1980), the black comedy ''[[The King of Comedy (film)|The King of Comedy]]'' (1983), the religious epic drama ''[[The Last Temptation of Christ (film)|The Last Temptation of Christ]]'' (1988), the crime film ''[[Goodfellas]]'' (1990), the psychological thriller ''[[Cape Fear (1991 film)|Cape Fear]]'' (1991) and the crime film ''[[Casino (film)|Casino]]'' (1995), some of which he [[Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro|collaborated on]] with actor and close friend [[Robert De Niro]]. Scorsese has also been noted for [[Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio|his successful collaborations]] with actor [[Leonardo DiCaprio]], having directed him in five films, beginning with ''[[Gangs of New York]]'' (2002) and most recently ''[[The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)|The Wolf of Wall Street]]'' (2013). Their third film together, ''[[The Departed]]'', won Scorsese the Academy Award for Best Director in addition to the film winning the award for Best Picture. Their collaborations have resulted in numerous Academy Award nominations for both as well as them winning several other prestigious awards. | + | He has established a [[filmmaking]] history involving repeat collaborations with actors and film technicians, including [[Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro|nine films]] made with [[Robert De Niro]]. His films with De Niro are the psychological thriller ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' (1976), the biographical sports drama ''[[Raging Bull]]'' (1980), the satirical black comedy ''[[The King of Comedy (film)|The King of Comedy]]'' (1982), the musical drama ''[[New York, New York (1977 film)|New York, New York]]'' (1977), the psychological thriller ''[[Cape Fear (1991 film)|Cape Fear]]'' (1991), and the crime films ''[[Mean Streets]]'' (1973), ''[[Goodfellas]]'' (1990), ''[[Casino (1995 film)|Casino]]'' (1995) and ''[[The Irishman]]'' (2019). Scorsese has also been noted for [[Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio|his collaborations]] with actor [[Leonardo DiCaprio]], having directed him in five films: the historical epic ''[[Gangs of New York]]'' (2002), the [[Howard Hughes]] biography ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]'' (2004), the crime thriller ''[[The Departed]]'' (2006), the psychological thriller ''[[Shutter Island (film)|Shutter Island]]'' (2010), and the [[Wall Street]] [[black comedy]] ''[[The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)|The Wolf of Wall Street]]'' (2013). ''The Departed'' won Scorsese an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]], and for [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]. Scorsese is also known for his long-time collaboration with film editor [[Thelma Schoonmaker]], who has edited every Scorsese film beginning with his debut ''[[Who's That Knocking at My Door]]'' (1967) and later ''Raging Bull'', back in 13 years. Scorsese's other film work includes the black comedy ''[[After Hours (film)|After Hours]]'' (1985), the romantic drama ''[[The Age of Innocence (1993 film)|The Age of Innocence]]'' (1993), the children's adventure drama ''[[Hugo (film)|Hugo]]'' (2011), and the religious epics ''[[The Last Temptation of Christ (film)|The Last Temptation of Christ]]'' (1988), ''[[Kundun]]'' (1997) and ''[[Silence (2016 film)|Silence]]'' (2016). |
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| - | Scorsese's other film work includes the concert film ''[[The Last Waltz]]'' (1978), the black comedy ''[[After Hours (film)|After Hours]]'' (1985), the biographical drama ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]'' (2004), the psychological thriller ''[[Shutter Island (film)|Shutter Island]]'' (2010), the historical adventure drama ''[[Hugo (film)|Hugo]]'' (2011) and the religious epic ''[[Silence (2016 film)|Silence]]'' (2016). His work in television includes the [[Boardwalk Empire (episode)|pilot episode]] of the [[HBO]] series ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'' and ''[[Vinyl (TV series)|Vinyl]]'', the latter of which he also co-created. He won the [[Academy Award for Best Director]] for the crime drama ''The Departed'' (2006). With eight Best Director nominations, he is the most nominated living director and is tied with [[Billy Wilder]] for the second most nominations overall. | + | |
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Martin Charles Scorsese (born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.
He has established a filmmaking history involving repeat collaborations with actors and film technicians, including nine films made with Robert De Niro. His films with De Niro are the psychological thriller Taxi Driver (1976), the biographical sports drama Raging Bull (1980), the satirical black comedy The King of Comedy (1982), the musical drama New York, New York (1977), the psychological thriller Cape Fear (1991), and the crime films Mean Streets (1973), Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995) and The Irishman (2019). Scorsese has also been noted for his collaborations with actor Leonardo DiCaprio, having directed him in five films: the historical epic Gangs of New York (2002), the Howard Hughes biography The Aviator (2004), the crime thriller The Departed (2006), the psychological thriller Shutter Island (2010), and the Wall Street black comedy The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). The Departed won Scorsese an Academy Award for Best Director, and for Best Picture. Scorsese is also known for his long-time collaboration with film editor Thelma Schoonmaker, who has edited every Scorsese film beginning with his debut Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967) and later Raging Bull, back in 13 years. Scorsese's other film work includes the black comedy After Hours (1985), the romantic drama The Age of Innocence (1993), the children's adventure drama Hugo (2011), and the religious epics The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Kundun (1997) and Silence (2016).
