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Scorsese shorts, [filmmaker, Martin Scorsese]

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Summary
  • "This complilation of five early short films by Martin Scorsese offers a fascinating window onto his artistic development. Spanning the years from Scorsese's time at NYU in the mid-1960s to the late '70s, when he was emerging as one of the era's most electrifying talents. Scorsese Shorts centers on the intimate home movie Italianamerican--a loving snapshot of the director's parents--and American Boy, a freewheeling portrait of a larger-than-life raconteur. Also included are The Big Shave, a daringly visceral response to America's involvement in Vietnam, and the bracing student films What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? and It's Not Just You, Murray! Touching on many of Scorsese's key themes--Italian American identity, family, his beloved New York--these are hilarious, candid, andf illuminating works from the preeminent American filmmaker of our time"--Container
  • Italianamerican: "... featuring Scorsese's parents, Catherine and Charles. They talk about their experiences as Italian immigrants in New York City ... among the subjects discussed in the film are family, religion, their origins, Italian ancestors, life in Italy after the war and the hardships of poor Sicilian immigrants in America striving to make money"--Wikipedia
  • American boy: A documentary on Scorsese's friend Steven Prince, known for his small role as Easy Andy, the gun salesman in Taxi driver. Prince is a raconteur telling stories about his life as an ex-drug addict and a road manager for Neil Diamond. Scorsese intersperses home movies of Prince as a child as he talks about his family--adapted from Wikipedia
  • The big shave: A man repeatedly shaving away his hair, then skin, in an increasingly bloody and graphic bathroom scene--adapted from Wikipedia
  • It's not just you, Murray!: "Murray (played by Ira Rubin), is a middle-aged mobster, [who] looks back at his beginnings from being a bootlegger to becoming wealthy and highly influential. He claims his success and happiness is from the support of his "friend" Joe (played by Sam De Fazio). Murray follows Joe blindly but Joe backstabs him by sleeping with his wife."--Wikipedia
  • What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?: A writer purchases and then becomes obsessed with a photograph of a boat. He finally meets a girl who distracts him from his mania, only to come across another picture that takes him in
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Director-approved DVD special edition
Extent
1 videodisc (135 min.)
Note
  • Title from container
  • Full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio)
  • Features: New 4K digital restorations of all five films; New conversation between director Martin Scorsese and film critic Farran Smith Nehme; New discussion among filmmakers Ari Aster and Josh and Benny Safdie; Public-radio interview from 1970 with Scorsese; a booklet featuring an essay by critic Bilge Ebiri and storyboards, treatments, and correspondence from Scorsese's archive
Contents
  • produced, written, and directed by Martin Scorsese
  • It's not just you, Murray!
  • (1964, 16 min.)
  • New York University ; writers, Martin Scorsese, Mardik Martin ; director, Martin Scorsese
  • What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?
  • (1963, 10 min.)
  • Motion Picture & Radio Presentations ; New York University Department of Television ; Summer Motion Picture Workshop ; written and directed by Martin Scorsese
  • Italianamerican
  • (1974, 49 min.)
  • producers, Elaine Attias, Saul Rubin ; writers, Larry Cohen, Mardik Martin ; director, Martin Scorsese
  • American boy : a profile of Steven Prince
  • (1978, 55 min.)
  • producer, Bertram Lovitt ; director, Martin Scorsese
  • The big shave
  • (1967, 5 min.)
Isbn
9781681437248
Instance
Label
Scorsese shorts
Title
Scorsese shorts
Statement of responsibility
[filmmaker, Martin Scorsese]
Contributor
Actor
Film director
Film distributor
Film producer
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
  • "This complilation of five early short films by Martin Scorsese offers a fascinating window onto his artistic development. Spanning the years from Scorsese's time at NYU in the mid-1960s to the late '70s, when he was emerging as one of the era's most electrifying talents. Scorsese Shorts centers on the intimate home movie Italianamerican--a loving snapshot of the director's parents--and American Boy, a freewheeling portrait of a larger-than-life raconteur. Also included are The Big Shave, a daringly visceral response to America's involvement in Vietnam, and the bracing student films What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? and It's Not Just You, Murray! Touching on many of Scorsese's key themes--Italian American identity, family, his beloved New York--these are hilarious, candid, andf illuminating works from the preeminent American filmmaker of our time"--Container
  • Italianamerican: "... featuring Scorsese's parents, Catherine and Charles. They talk about their experiences as Italian immigrants in New York City ... among the subjects discussed in the film are family, religion, their origins, Italian ancestors, life in Italy after the war and the hardships of poor Sicilian immigrants in America striving to make money"--Wikipedia
  • American boy: A documentary on Scorsese's friend Steven Prince, known for his small role as Easy Andy, the gun salesman in Taxi driver. Prince is a raconteur telling stories about his life as an ex-drug addict and a road manager for Neil Diamond. Scorsese intersperses home movies of Prince as a child as he talks about his family--adapted from Wikipedia
  • The big shave: A man repeatedly shaving away his hair, then skin, in an increasingly bloody and graphic bathroom scene--adapted from Wikipedia
  • It's not just you, Murray!: "Murray (played by Ira Rubin), is a middle-aged mobster, [who] looks back at his beginnings from being a bootlegger to becoming wealthy and highly influential. He claims his success and happiness is from the support of his "friend" Joe (played by Sam De Fazio). Murray follows Joe blindly but Joe backstabs him by sleeping with his wife."--Wikipedia
  • What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?: A writer purchases and then becomes obsessed with a photograph of a boat. He finally meets a girl who distracts him from his mania, only to come across another picture that takes him in
Member of
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
  • Italianamerican (Motion picture)
  • American boy--a profile of Steven Prince (Motion picture)
  • Big shave (Motion picture)
  • It's not just you, Murray! (Motion picture)
  • What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this? (Motion picture)
Credits note
Director, Martin Scorsese
Intended audience
Rating: Not rated
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PerformerNote
Interviewees, Catherine Scorsese, Charles Scorsese, Steven Prince ; cast: Peter Bernuth, Ira Rubin, Sam DeFazio, Zeph Michaelis, Mimi Stark
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1928-
  • 1913-1993,
  • 1941-1994
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  • Scorsese, Martin,
  • Attias, Elaine
  • Rubin, Saul
  • Lovitt, Bertram
  • Cohen, Lawrence D.,
  • Martin, Mardik,
  • Scorsese, Catherine,
  • Scorsese, Charles
  • Prince, Steven,
  • Bernuth, Peter
  • Rubin, Ira
  • DeFazio, Sam
  • Michaelis, Zeph
  • Stark, Mimi
  • Criterion Collection (Firm),
Runtime
135
Series statement
The Criterion collection
Series volume
1030
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Scorsese, Charles
  • Scorsese, Catherine
  • Italian Americans
  • Scorsese family
  • Prince, Steven
  • Shaving
  • Self-mutilation
  • Gangsters
  • Photographs
  • New York (N.Y.)
  • Prince, Steven
  • Scorsese, Catherine
  • Scorsese, Charles
  • Scorsese family
  • Gangsters
  • Italian Americans
  • Photographs
  • Self-mutilation
  • Shaving
  • New York (State)
Technique
live action
Label
Scorsese shorts, [filmmaker, Martin Scorsese]
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Title from container
  • Full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio)
  • Features: New 4K digital restorations of all five films; New conversation between director Martin Scorsese and film critic Farran Smith Nehme; New discussion among filmmakers Ari Aster and Josh and Benny Safdie; Public-radio interview from 1970 with Scorsese; a booklet featuring an essay by critic Bilge Ebiri and storyboards, treatments, and correspondence from Scorsese's archive
Accompanying material
1 booklet (39 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
mixed
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • produced, written, and directed by Martin Scorsese
  • It's not just you, Murray!
  • (1964, 16 min.)
  • New York University ; writers, Martin Scorsese, Mardik Martin ; director, Martin Scorsese
  • What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?
  • (1963, 10 min.)
  • Motion Picture & Radio Presentations ; New York University Department of Television ; Summer Motion Picture Workshop ; written and directed by Martin Scorsese
  • Italianamerican
  • (1974, 49 min.)
  • producers, Elaine Attias, Saul Rubin ; writers, Larry Cohen, Mardik Martin ; director, Martin Scorsese
  • American boy : a profile of Steven Prince
  • (1978, 55 min.)
  • producer, Bertram Lovitt ; director, Martin Scorsese
  • The big shave
  • (1967, 5 min.)
Control code
1147706080
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in
  • other
Edition
Director-approved DVD special edition
Extent
1 videodisc (135 min.)
Isbn
9781681437248
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
Colby: No Public Performance Rights purchased; for home or classroom use only
Other control number
715515246514
Other physical details
sound, color and black and white
Publisher number
CC3152D
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1147706080
System details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby Audio monaural
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Scorsese shorts, [filmmaker, Martin Scorsese]
Publication
Note
  • Title from container
  • Full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio)
  • Features: New 4K digital restorations of all five films; New conversation between director Martin Scorsese and film critic Farran Smith Nehme; New discussion among filmmakers Ari Aster and Josh and Benny Safdie; Public-radio interview from 1970 with Scorsese; a booklet featuring an essay by critic Bilge Ebiri and storyboards, treatments, and correspondence from Scorsese's archive
Accompanying material
1 booklet (39 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
mixed
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • produced, written, and directed by Martin Scorsese
  • It's not just you, Murray!
  • (1964, 16 min.)
  • New York University ; writers, Martin Scorsese, Mardik Martin ; director, Martin Scorsese
  • What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?
  • (1963, 10 min.)
  • Motion Picture & Radio Presentations ; New York University Department of Television ; Summer Motion Picture Workshop ; written and directed by Martin Scorsese
  • Italianamerican
  • (1974, 49 min.)
  • producers, Elaine Attias, Saul Rubin ; writers, Larry Cohen, Mardik Martin ; director, Martin Scorsese
  • American boy : a profile of Steven Prince
  • (1978, 55 min.)
  • producer, Bertram Lovitt ; director, Martin Scorsese
  • The big shave
  • (1967, 5 min.)
Control code
1147706080
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in
  • other
Edition
Director-approved DVD special edition
Extent
1 videodisc (135 min.)
Isbn
9781681437248
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
Colby: No Public Performance Rights purchased; for home or classroom use only
Other control number
715515246514
Other physical details
sound, color and black and white
Publisher number
CC3152D
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1147706080
System details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby Audio monaural
Video recording format
DVD

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