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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]]. +| style="text-align: left;" |
-==Filmography (as director)==+"[[Paul Schrader|Paul]] wrote ''Taxi Driver'' out his own gut and his own heart in two-and-a-half terrible weeks. [[Martin Scorsese|I]] felt close to the character [of Travis Bickle] by way of Dostoevski. I had always wanted to do a move of ''[[Notes from the Underground]]''. I mentioned that to Paul and he said, "Well this is what I have -- ''Taxi Driver''," and I said, "Great, this is it.""--''[[Martin Scorsese: A Journey]]'' (1991) by Mary Pat Kelly
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-| [[1963 in film|1963]] || ''[[What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?]]'' || ||+
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-| [[1964 in film|1964]] || ''[[It's Not Just You, Murray!]]'' || ||+
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-|rowspan="2" | [[1967 in film|1967]] || ''[[The Big Shave]]'' || ||+
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-| ''[[Who's That Knocking at My Door]]'' || ||+
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-| [[1970 in film|1970]] || ''[[Street Scenes]]'' || ||+
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-| [[1972 in film|1972]] || ''[[Boxcar Bertha]]'' || ||+
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-| [[1973 in film|1973]] || ''[[Mean Streets]]'' || ||+
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-|rowspan="2" | [[1974 in film|1974]] || ''[[Italianamerican]]'' || ||+
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-| ''[[Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]'' || 3 || 1 +
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-| [[1976 in film|1976]] || ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' || 4 || 0+
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-| [[1977 in film|1977]] || ''[[New York, New York (film)|New York, New York]]'' || ||+
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-| [[1978 in film|1978]] || ''[[The Last Waltz]]'' || ||+
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-| [[1980 in film|1980]] || ''[[Raging Bull]]'' || 8 || 2 +
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-| [[1983 in film|1983]] || ''[[The King of Comedy (1983 film)|The King of Comedy]]'' || ||+
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-| [[1985 in film|1985]] || ''[[After Hours (film)|After Hours]]'' || ||+
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-| [[1986 in film|1986]] || ''[[The Color of Money]]'' || 4 || 1 +
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-| [[1988 in film|1988]] || ''[[The Last Temptation of Christ (film)|The Last Temptation of Christ]]'' || 1 || 0+
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-| [[1989 in film|1989]] || ''[[New York Stories]]'' (segment ''Life's Lessons'') || ||+
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-| [[1990 in film|1990]] || ''[[Goodfellas]]'' || 6 || 1 +
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-| [[1991 in film|1991]] || ''[[Cape Fear (1991 film)|Cape Fear]]'' || 2 || 0+
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-| [[1993 in film|1993]] || ''[[The Age of Innocence (film)|The Age of Innocence]]'' || 5 || 1 +
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-| [[1995 in film|1995]] || ''[[Casino (film)|Casino]]'' || 1 || 0+
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-| [[1997 in film|1997]] || ''[[Kundun]]'' || 4 || +
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-| [[1999 in film|1999]] || ''[[Bringing Out the Dead]]'' || ||+
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-| [[2002 in film|2002]] || ''[[Gangs of New York]]'' || 10 || 0+
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-| [[2004 in film|2004]] || ''[[The Aviator]]'' || 11 || 5 +
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-| [[2005 in film|2005]] || ''[[No Direction Home|No Direction Home: Bob Dylan]]'' ||4 (Emmys) || 1 (Emmys)+
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-| [[2006 in film|2006]] || ''[[The Departed]]'' || 5 || 4 +
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-| [[2007 in film|2007]] || ''[[The Key to Reserva]]'' (short) || || +
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-| [[2008 in film|2008]] || ''[[Shine a Light (film)|Shine a Light]]'' || ||+
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-| [[2009 in film|2009]] || ''[[Ashecliffe]]'' || ||+
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-| [[2010 in film|2010]] || Untitled [[Bob Marley]] documentary<ref>{{cite news | author=Winter Miller | url=http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=246581796&p=z4658z5xz | title=Scorsese to make Marley documentary | publisher=[[Ireland On-Line]] | date=[[2008-02-17]] | accessdate=2008-03-06}}</ref> || ||+
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 +'''Martin Charles Scorsese''' (born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.
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 +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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"Paul wrote Taxi Driver out his own gut and his own heart in two-and-a-half terrible weeks. I felt close to the character [of Travis Bickle] by way of Dostoevski. I had always wanted to do a move of Notes from the Underground. I mentioned that to Paul and he said, "Well this is what I have -- Taxi Driver," and I said, "Great, this is it.""--Martin Scorsese: A Journey (1991) by Mary Pat Kelly

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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).


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