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  1. Oct 15, 2023 · Martin Scorsese's documentary Italianamerican offers viewers a personal and intimate look into the filmmaker's family heritage and Italian origins.; The film showcases Scorsese's parents, Charles ...

    • Thomas Butt
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  2. Film director Martin Scorsese's parents in his short film, "Italianamerican." Courtesy of the Criterion Collection The joining of the two words was intended to signify the bridging of two worlds ...

  3. Oct 17, 2023 · In just 49 minutes, ItalianAmerican provides a microcosm of Scorsese’s main themes; here in charming and familiar domesticity, we find the cornerstone of Scorsese’s creative mission. Catherine ...

  4. Nov 24, 2016 · Nov 24, 2016. Many people know that Martin Scorsese grew up in New York City's Little Italy (on Elizabeth St., to be exact). Many people also know that he has cast his mother (and father) in several of his films. But even many hard-core Scorsese fans have never had the chance to see Italianamerican, the filmmaker's 1974 documentary in which ...

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  5. Italianamerican. Directed by Martin Scorsese • 1974 • United States. Starring Catherine Scorsese, Charles Scorsese. In one of his most personal works, Martin Scorsese sits down with his parents, Catherine and Charles, in their New York apartment for a free-flowing discussion that touches on family history, the immigrant experience, and the ...

  6. Italianamerican. 1974 45m Documentary CTA List. Tomatometer 4 Reviews 82% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings. Filmmaker Martin Scorsese interviews his mother, Catherine, and father, Charles, in this short ...

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  8. The historical orientation of Italianamerican would inform Scorsese’s subsequent documentary work. In the late 1970s, he made The Last Waltz (1978), which mixed footage of The Band’s final concert and interviews with members of the storied group, whose putative leader, guitarist, and main songwriter Robbie Robertson had decided to call it ...