Martin Charles Scorsese is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor, whose career spans more than 50 years. One of the major figures of the New Hollywood era, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and influential directors in film history. Scorsese's body of work explores themes such as Italian-American identity, Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption, faith, machismo, crime and tribalism. Many of his films are known for their depiction of violence, and the liberal use of profanity and rock music. In 1990, he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation. He is a recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award for his contributions to the cinema, and has won an Academy Award, a Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award, Silver Lion, Grammy Award, Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and Directors Guild of America Awards.
Martin Scorsese
Active - 1963 - Present |
Birth - Nov 17, 1942 |
Genres - Documentary, Drama, Biography, History, Crime
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Subgenres - Biographical Film, Historical Film, Neo-Noir, Satire, Black Comedy Film
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Martin Charles Scorsese, Martin Scorcese, Marty, Marty Scorsese-
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Biographical Film, Historical Film, Neo-Noir, Satire, Black Comedy Film, Comedy Drama, Epic Film, Gangster Film, Rockumentary, Concert Film, Film Noir, LGBT-Related Film, Psychological Thriller Film, Romantic Comedy, Boxing Film, Coming-Of-Age Fiction, Concert, Detective Film, Heist Film, Historical Drama, Legal Drama, Psychological Horror Film, Rock Music, Sport Film, Teen Film, 3D Documentary, African- Biographical Dramas, Avant-Garde and Experimental, Basketball, Courtroom, Docudrama, Family Film, Mockumentary, Musical, Serial Killer, Supernatural Horror Film, Tragicomedy, Trial Film, Vigilante Film, Western Film