Plot
"I saw these movies. They had a powerful effect on me. You should see them." That's Martin Scorsese's message for this documentary. We meet his family on Elizabeth Street in New York; he's a third generation Italian with Sicilian roots. Starting in 1949, they watched movies on TV as well as in theaters, lots of Italian imports. Scorsese, with his narration giving a personal as well as a public context, shows extended clips of these movies. Films of Rossellini and De Sica fill part one; those of Visconti, Fellini, and Antonioni comprise part two. Scorsese takes time with emotion, style, staging, technique, political context, and cinematic influence. It's his movie family.
Written by
Suso Cecchi D'Amico, Raffaele Donato, Kent Jones
Directed by
Martin Scorsese
Cast
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America, Italy
Production Companies
MediaTrade, Cappa Productions
Languages
Italiano, English
Awards
3 wins & 2 nominations