Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese is an American film director known for stylistically bold, often violent crime dramas: *Taxi Driver*, *Goodfellas*, *The Departed*.
His name functions as shorthand for a certain cinematic ambition—gritty urban settings, morally complex antiheroes, rock soundtracks, long tracking shots.
That fight scene was very Scorsese.
His public defense of cinema as art form has made him a cultural spokesman for film preservation and against franchise filmmaking.
Director with total control
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- editingRefining content for clarity
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
screenplay · casting · shooting · scene · take · cut · tracking shot · long take
Recovery or moral restoration
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- violenceHarmful physical force
- masculinityMale gender characteristics
identity · obsession · ambition · faith · Catholic · sin · confession · corruption
Criminal organization using intimidation
- mobsterOrganized crime member
- wiseguySarcastic quipster or mobster
- Cosa NostraSicilian criminal organization
- omertaCriminal vow of secrecy
don · capo · hitman · crime boss · underworld · racketeering · extortion · loan sharking
American film industry center
- OscarAcademy's golden award
- CannesFrench Riviera resort city
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- premiereFirst public performance
AFI · Golden Globe · Academy Award · BAFTA · Tribeca · restoration · retrospective · masterclass
Widely recognized, enduring
- influentialHaving considerable effect
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- masterAuthority or controller
maestro · genius · seminal · timeless · classic · groundbreaking · trailblazing · legendary
auteur
Director with total control
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- editingRefining content for clarity
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
score · screenplay · casting · shooting · scene · take · cut · tracking shot · long take · slow motion
De Niro
Oscar-winning American actor
redemption
Recovery or moral restoration
masculinity · identity · obsession · ambition · faith · Catholic · sin · confession · corruption · isolation
mafia
Criminal organization using intimidation
- mobsterOrganized crime member
- wiseguySarcastic quipster or mobster
- Cosa NostraSicilian criminal organization
omerta · don · capo · hitman · crime boss · underworld · racketeering · extortion · loan sharking · witness protection
Hollywood
American film industry center
premiere · AFI · Golden Globe · Academy Award · BAFTA · Tribeca · restoration · retrospective · masterclass · lifetime achievement
iconic
Widely recognized, enduring
- influentialHaving considerable effect
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
master · maestro · genius · seminal · timeless · classic · groundbreaking · trailblazing · legendary · prolific
- Famous Martins
- filmmakersSteven Spielberg, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Francis Ford Coppola, Quentin Tarantino
- Italian AmericansItalian Americans, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Frank Sinatra, Leonardo DiCaprio
- Film MogulsCecil B. DeMille, Walt Disney, Bob Iger, Rupert Murdoch, Kevin Feige
- 70s CinemaThe Godfather, Star Wars, Taxi Driver, Chinatown, Apocalypse Now
- Oscar WinnersTitanic, Forrest Gump, The Godfather, Gladiator, Schindler's List
Martin ScorseseWalt Disney
Nora Ephron · Hayao Miyazaki · Michael Bay · Ron Howard · Steven Spielberg
Martin ScorseseMichael Bay
Martin ScorseseIngmar Bergman
Akira Kurosawa · Wes Anderson · David Lynch · British reserve