Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor whose films include Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and Goodfellas. His work is known for kinetic editing, vivid performances, and sustained explorations of violence, guilt, and moral conflict.

Taxi Driver: A 1976 film directed by Martin Scorsese about a lonely New York City taxi driver played by Robert De Niro. Its subjective urban portrait established a defining early collaboration between Scorsese and De Niro.
Thelma Schoonmaker: An American film editor known for her decades-long collaboration with Martin Scorsese. Her editing shaped the rhythm and structure of many of his most influential films.
Robert De Niro: An American actor who has appeared in numerous films directed by Martin Scorsese. Their long partnership produced several of Scorsese’s best-known character studies.
Little Italy, Manhattan: A neighborhood in Lower Manhattan historically associated with Italian American residents and businesses. Scorsese grew up there, and its streets and communities informed his films.
Film preservation: The work of protecting and restoring motion pictures and their materials for continued access. Scorsese has made preservation a prominent part of his public work.
Raging Bull: A 1980 film directed by Martin Scorsese, based on boxer Jake LaMotta’s memoir. Its boxing sequences and black-and-white cinematography reveal Scorsese’s formal range.
Michael Ballhaus: A German cinematographer who worked with Martin Scorsese on several films from the 1980s and 1990s. His camera work helped realize Scorsese’s fluid visual style.
Leonardo DiCaprio: An American actor who has starred in multiple films directed by Martin Scorsese. His collaborations with Scorsese extended the director’s work into the twenty-first century.
New York University Tisch School of the Arts: The film and performing arts school of New York University. Scorsese studied film there and made early student work.
New Hollywood: A movement in American filmmaking from the late 1960s to the early 1980s, shaped by director-driven films. Scorsese became one of its defining directors and helped establish its lasting reputation.

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