Martin Scorsese is an
American film director from America. He was born in Queens, New York, however
his parents were from Sicily in Italy. As a child he was often taken to the
theatre by his parents, which sparked his love for film.
He attended New York
university’s film school where he produced a umber of short films. In 1967, Scorsese made his first
feature-length film called I Call First, which was later renamed Who's
That Knocking at My Door with two friends from university. In 1973, Scorsese
directed Mean Streets, his first film to be widely
acknowledged as a masterpiece. Revisiting characters from Who's
That Knocking at My Door? The film showcased elements that have since become typical
features of Scorsese's filmmaking, including dark themes, unsympathetic lead characters, religion,
the Mafia, unusual camera techniques and contemporary music.
Over the course of
the 1970s and 1980s, Scorsese directed hard-hitting films that helped define a
generation of cinema, including Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, and The departed.
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