DVD
Scorsese shorts
Edition
Director approved DVD special edition.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Various performers.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2020]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (135 minutes) : sound, color, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booket (39 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.)
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
This compilation 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 City--these are hilarious, candid, and illuminating works from the preeminent American filmmaker of our time.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally produced as individual short films from 1963-1978.
Special 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.
Contents
- Italianamerican American boy : a profile of Steven Prince Big shave It's not just you, Murray! What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?