Martin Scorsese is generally acknowledged as the greatest American filmmaker of his generation. One of the first directors of the so-called Film School generation, Scorsese made his mark with New York-based Italian Catholic narratives, achieving critical and commercial success with Mean Streets , Raging Bull and Goodfellas , among other. But it was only in 2007 that Scorsese was recognised with his first Oscar for The Departed .
Collected here are three of Scorsese’s early short films and documentaries:
What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This- (1963)
It’s Not Just You, Murray (1964)
The Big Shave (1967)
Italianamerican (1974)
American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince (1978)
Special Features:
- Audio commentary by Dr Mark Nicholls, Senior Lecturer University of Melbourne and author of 'Scorsese's Men: Melancholia and the Mob'