Martin Scorsese was born in 1942 in Flushing, United States.
After thinking for a long time about whether or not I would enter the seminary, Scorsese chose to unleash his passion for filmmaking.
He managed to graduate in 1964, through the NYU, as a film specialist; and he devoted himself to studying the producer Roger corman, throughout a filmography that includes around 60 films.
Scorsese took over the direction of “Boxcar Bertha” (1972), not an easy task to do.
“Mean Streets” continued with his filmography in 1973, which helped to denote a personal brand, the style “Scorsese”: New York locations, characters surrounded by loneliness who dispute with their interior, rockers in Texas boots listeners operates, and the inevitable relentless violence.
On “Mean Streets”also acted Robert de Niro Y Harvey Keitel, two actors who contributed their own to the style Scorsese.
Later, Martin brought to Ellen burstyn to the position of best actress; Ellen got a Oscar thanks to his performance in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”.
The film gained greater weight only five years later, after Bickle’s (From Niro) is interested in a teenage girl played by Jodie foster that inspired Jonhn hinckley, in 1981, to attempt against Ronald reagan, at that time, the president of the United States.
After the film “New York, New York”, “Last Waltz”, Scorsese made “Raging Bull” in 1980, the biography of the fighter “Heavyweight” Jake lamotta he did with two Oscars, one for best actor for Robert De Niro, and another, for Thelma Schnoomaker, in the category of best Edition.
Some time later, it obtained additional merit by being selected as the best film of the decade by, nothing less than Gene Siskel Y Roger ebert, critical geniuses of North America.
Scorsese continued directing and producing, among other titles: “The King of Comedy”, “After Hours”, and gave one of the greatest hits to Paul newman on “The Color of money”.
He is accused of having committed outrages against some religious groups, in his attempt to portray the son of God, in “meat and bone”, in the “The Last Temptation of Crhist”.
A controversial film that marked an era.
Finally in 1988, he returned to his known territory, living among mafia and con artists, in “GoodFellas” (1990).
His last two films were a remake of “Cape Fear” (1991) and “The Age of Innocence”.
Like several directors who subsequently followed him, Scorsese it gave impetus to a movement that would be repeated; While directing and co-writing, he also acted in his own creations.
He played the gunman of the final part in “Mean Streets” and the taxi passenger who planned to murder his wife in “Taxi Driver”. He also intervened with a role in “Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams “.
Filmography:
- The departed (2006, director)
- No Direction Home: Bob Dylan – A Martin Scorsese Picture (2005, director)
- The Aviator (2004, director)
- Shark tale (2004, actor)
- Rain (2003, executive producer)
- Gangs of new york (2002, director)
- You can count on me (2000, executive producer)
- The muse (1999) actor
- Bringing Out the Dead (1999, director)
- Il Mio Viaggio in Italy (1999, director)
- Kundun (1997, director)
- casino (1995, director and screenwriter)
- Quiz Show (1994, actor)
- The Age of Innocence (1993, director and screenwriter)
- Naked in New York (1993, production)
- Cape fear (1991, director)
- Dreams (1990, actor)
- Goodfellas (1990, director and screenwriter)
- New York Stories (1989, director)
- The Last Temptation of Christ (1988, director)
- The Color of Money (1986, director)
- Round midnight (1986, actor)
- After hours (1985, director)
- The King of Comedy (1983, director)
- Raging bull (1980, director)
- The last waltz (1978, director)
- New York, New York (1977, director)
- Taxi driver (1976, director)
- Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974, director)
- Italianmerican (1974, director)
- Mean streets (1973, scriptwriter directory)
- Boxcar Bertha (1972, director)
- Street scenes (1970, actor and director)
- Who’s that knocking at my door? (1967, director)
- The Big Shave (1967, short film)
Awards:
- Oscar for best director for “The Aviator” (2004, nominated)
- Golden Globe for Best Director for “The Aviator” (2004, nominated)
- Oscar for best director for “Gangs of New York” (2002, nominated)
- Golden Globe for Best Director for “Gangs of New York” (2002, winner)
- Golden Globe for Best Director for “Casino” (1995, nominated)
- Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for “The Age of Innocence (1993, nominated)
- Golden Globe for Best Director for “The Age of Innocence” (1993, nominated)
- Oscar for best director for “One of Ours” (1990, nominated)
- Oscar for best screenplay adapted by “One of Ours” (1990, nominated)
- Oscar for best director for “One of Ours” (1990, nominated)
- Oscar for best director for “The Last Temptation of Christ” (1988, nominated)
- Oscar for best director for “Wild Bull” (1980, nominated)
- Oscar for best director for “Wild Bull” (1980, nominated)