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A Personal Journey With Martin Scorsese Through American Movies [1995] [DVD]
enlarge	Directors: Martin Scorsese, Michael Henry Wilson Actors: Martin Scorsese, Kathryn Bigelow, Frank Capra, John Cassavetes, Philippe Collin Studio: Bfi Video Category: DVD List Price: ~~£19.99~~ Buy New: £12.49 as of 24/11/2009 18:42 GMT details You Save: £7.50 (38%) New (7) Used (1) from £11.98 Seller: findprice Rating: 3 reviews Sales Rank: 35734 Format: Black White, Colour, PAL Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Exempt Region: 2 Discs: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 224 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5035673005033 ASIN: B00004TBTF Theatrical Release Date: 1995 Release Date: June 5, 2000 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review Scorsese's invigorating history of American movies avoids the straitjacket of chronology. Although he makes dutiful nods in the direction of Edwin S. Porter, D.W. Griffith and Orson Welles, he is equally interested in figures working at the margins, film-makers such as Andre De Toth, Ida Lupino, Sam Fuller and Edgar Ulmer, "who circumvented the system to get their vision onto the screen". He describes them as "illusionists", "smugglers", con artists who managed to hoodwink the money men into allowing them to make the films they wanted. Some worked in B-movies ("less money, more freedom") others (like Scorsese himself) struck their own Faustian bargains with the studios, making "one movie for them, one for yourself"pHis heroes are the outsiders, the film-makers who chafe against the assurances of the American dream. He offers a vivid, guilty vignette of himself as a four-year-old child, sitting in a darkened auditorium watching in amazement as Gregory Peck overpowers Jennifer Jones in IDuel in the Sun/I, one of the first films his mother took him to. "The savage intensity of the music, the burning sun, the overt sexuality ... it seems that the two could only consummate their passion by killing each other". There's a certain irony in Scorsese, who once seriously considered becoming a priest, succumbing to a David O. Selznick Technicolor extravaganza which had already been condemned by the church.pWhile often sounding like a serious-minded apprentice who watches old movies to pick up tips which will help him in his own work ("study the old masters, enrich your palette, expand the canvas-there's always so much more to learn") he never overlooks the illicit pleasure that cinema can bring. "I don't really see a conflict between the church and the movies, the sacred and the profane". --IGeoffrey Macnab/I

Customer Reviews: The joy of film through the eyes of Scorsese - excellent November 14, 2001 13 out of 14 found this review helpful An excellent and totally absorbing collection of extracts from, and thoughts about, the movies that influenced one of America's finest film makers. His passion and excitement about some of the best known, and other not so well known, American films and their makers is infectious. Although it claims to be an idiosyncratic selection, his knowledge is so broad there are few notable omissions. He focuses on the major American genres of westerns, musicals and gangster films and the films among them that most affected him as well as the great landmarks from 'Birth of a Nation' through 'Citizen Kane' to '2001 - A Space Odyssey'. For a thoughtful and revealing introduction to the history of American cinema you really can't go wrong here. "I can't really be objective here" October 10, 2007 bel_78 (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 3 out of 3 found this review helpful "A personal journey with Martin Scorsese through American movies" (1995) is the kind of documentary I love, one that entertains but also manages to teach me something new at the same time. br / br /Scorsese, a great director, shows that he is also a good teacher, telling the spectator about American movies that made an impression on him when he was growing up. Martin Scorsese talks about classic American movies, but also about the directors that made them. He doesnt pretend to be objective, pointing out that "I can only talk about what has moved me or intrigued me". That is probably the reason why Scorsese talks not only about classics like "Stagecoach", but also about little known movies like "Cat people", highlighting the reason why each one is special. br / br /I can sincerely say that the only fault that I can find with this dvd is the fact that it doesnt include movies made after 1969, as I would love to know what Scorsese thinks about many of them. Highly recommended... br / br /Belen Alcat A bit dissapointing September 24, 2007 Hugo3 0 out of 8 found this review helpful Although I'm a huge fan of Scorsese and his work I didn't really enjoy this particular piece.For it seemed not informative enough too long and sometimes boring, though still enjoyable. br /3/5

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