Martin Scorsese: A Journey

Martin Scorsese is a living legend in American cinema, and bestselling author Mary Pat Kelly's biography reveals how this working-class boy from Manhattan's Little Italy became one of our most acclaimed, celebrated, and influential filmmakers. Martin Scorsese: A Journey maps Scorsese's personal and artistic evolution through his films, from early works like student films and Mean Streets to cinematic masterpieces like Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The King of Comedy, Goodfellas.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 17 November 2022
Publisher: Hachette Books

Few filmmakers, if any, have made the kind of impact that Martin Scorsese has made on American cinema. The winner of every prestigious film award, including the Oscar, Scorsese is a living legend. Bestselling author and award-winning filmmaker Mary Pat Kelly's groundbreaking biography reveals how this working-class boy from Manhattan's Little Italy became one of our most acclaimed, celebrated, and influential filmmakers.

Martin Scorsese: A Journey maps Scorsese's personal and artistic evolution through his films, from early works like student films and Mean Streets through cinematic masterpieces like Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The King of Comedy, Goodfellas. Across interviews with Scorsese himself; stars like Robert De Niro, Paul Newman, Liza Minelli, and Nick Nolte; colleagues including screenwriters and cinematographers; as well as family and friends, it reveals the story of a man in a way that only his community and fellow artists can, giving us unprecedented, intimate access to the making of these iconic films and the extraordinary mind behind them. Brimming with insight into Scorsese's life, values, process, humor, and inspirations, it is a remarkable account of America's premiere director, the shepherd of countless imaginations.

Weight: 328g
Dimension: 140 x 209 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780306831010