{"product_id":"scorsese-on-scorsese-paperback","title":"Scorsese on Scorsese - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIan Christie\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartin Scorsese's challenging and often controversial films are a record of the most personal achievement in modern American cinema. \u003ci\u003eMean Streets\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTaxi Driver\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Raging Bull\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGooodfellas\u003c\/i\u003e--these titles conjure up a world and a style of filmmaking that he has made his own, one of a savage beauty of great intensity and truth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe interviews which make up this book chart the journey that Scorsese has taken across the years in search of new subjects to engage and absorb him, and in the process reveal a man who, like Michael Powell and Francios Truffaut, has an unbridled passion for film--a passion which is evident in every frame of his work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new, revised edition includes chapters on \u003ci\u003eGoodfellas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCape Fear\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e, and other projects up to \u003ci\u003eCasino\u003c\/i\u003e, thus bringing up to date the story of America's most exciting and articulate contemporary filmmaker.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Christie\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eArrows of Desire: the Films of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger\u003c\/i\u003e (1985, 1994) and has written and edited four other books about their work. He has organised many retrospectives and played a part in the films' restoration. He is currently Professor of Film and Media History at Birkbeck College, University of London, and a regular broadcaster. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e, a film scholar, has edited or co-edited several titles in the Directors on Directors series, including \u003ci\u003eScorsese on Scorsese\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLevinson on Levinson\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 325\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.49 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756376359200,"sku":"9780571220021","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e79a1b3583e965665208340c42fbe21f.webp?v=1780079239","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/scorsese-on-scorsese-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}