Beschreibung:
A study of Martin Scorsese's early career, from his student short films to New York, New York. As well as discussing the films in detail, they are considered in relation both to the issue of film authorship and a period of American cinema marked by crisis and change. Looking at both Scorsese's film-making and the debates surrounding film authorship, this book is also about American film making in the sixties and seventies - about, in short, authorship and context.
1 Rare, contextualized academic analysis of Scorsese's early work, including many film texts which to date have received only cursory and imprecise consideration2 Provides an illuminating cultural overview of American cinema in the sixties and seventies3 Will appeal to the intelligent cinemagoers
List of Plates Acknowledgements Introduction New York, NYU, and the European Influence Entering the Marketplace, Developing a Style Exploitation Cinema and the Youth Market New Hollywood Cinema Into the Mainstream An Italo-Judeo Production (Failed) Blockbuster Cinema Conclusion Notes Bibliography Filmography Index