Book description
Martin Scorsese's obsession with sin and redemption, conflict and
violence runs through much of his work. This essential guide to Scorsese
explores his career from his early student works, including It's Not
Just You, Murray!: through his personal examinations of his Italian
American heritage in Mean Streets, Italianamerican and Goodfellas: the
extreme violence of Raging Bull, Taxi Driver and Cape Fear: and the
religious themes - from a director who originally wanted to be a priest
- of The Last Temptation of Christ and Kundun. Including all Scorsese's
films up to Gangs of New York, this is a comprehensive study of the work
of this widely respected film maker. Also covering his influences, the
controversy surrounding his films, exhaustive music lists and long-time
collaborations, this is an extensive analysis of the most consistently
passionate, committed and inventive film director of the last thirty
years. Jim Sangster was previously a cinema usher and is now a film
reviewer. He was co-author on The Complete Hitchcock (with Paul Condon)
and Friends Like These (with David Bailey), both published by Virgin
