A Companion to Martin Scorsese
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Film, History & Criticism, Performing Arts
| Author: | Aaron Baker | ISBN: | 9781118588369 |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | August 12, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | Aaron Baker |
| ISBN: | 9781118588369 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | August 12, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
A Companion to Martin Scorsese is a comprehensive collection of original essays assessing the career of one of America’s most prominent contemporary filmmakers.
- Contains contributions from prominent scholars in North America and Europe that use a variety of analytic approaches
- Offers fresh interpretations of some of Scorsese’s most influential films, including Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Gangs of New York, and Hugo
- Considers Scorsese's place within the history of American and world cinema; his work in relation to auteur theory; the use of popular music and various themes such as violence, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender, and race in his films, and more
A Companion to Martin Scorsese is a comprehensive collection of original essays assessing the career of one of America’s most prominent contemporary filmmakers.
- Contains contributions from prominent scholars in North America and Europe that use a variety of analytic approaches
- Offers fresh interpretations of some of Scorsese’s most influential films, including Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Gangs of New York, and Hugo
- Considers Scorsese's place within the history of American and world cinema; his work in relation to auteur theory; the use of popular music and various themes such as violence, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender, and race in his films, and more
