Martin Charles Scorsese born November 17 1942 is an American film director producer screenwriter and actor One of the major figures of the New Hollywood era he is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential directors in film history Scorseses body of work explores themes such as ItalianAmerican identity Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption faith machismo nihilism crime and sectarianism Many of his films are known for their depiction of violence and the liberal use of profanity Scorsese has also dedicated his life to film preservation and film restoration by founding the nonprofit organization The Film Foundation in 1990 as well as the World Cinema Foundation in 2007 and the African Film Heritage Project in 2017 Scorsese studied at New York University NYU where he received a bachelors degree in English literature in 1964 and received a masters degree in fine arts in film from NYUs Tisch School of the Arts in 1968 In 1967 Scorseses first feature film Whos That Knocking at My Door was released and was accepted into the Chicago Film Festival where critic Roger Ebert saw it and called it a marvelous evocation of American city life announcing the arrival of an important new director He has established a filmmaking history involving repeat collaborations with actors and film technicians including nine films made with Robert De Niro His films with De Niro are the psychological thriller Taxi Driver 1976 the biographical sports drama Raging Bull 1980 the satirical black comedy The King of Comedy 1982 the musical drama New York New York 1977 the psychological thriller Cape Fear 1991 and the crime films Mean Streets 1973 Goodfellas 1990 Casino 1995 and The Irishman 2019 Scorsese has also been noted for his collaborations with actor Leonardo DiCaprio having directed him in five films the historical epic Gangs of New York 2002 the Howard Hughes biography The Aviator 2004 the crime thriller The Departed 2006 the psychological thriller Shutter Island 2010 and the Wall Street black comedy The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 The Departed won Scorsese an Academy Award for Best Director and for Best Picture Scorsese is also known for his longtime collaboration with film editor Thelma Schoonmaker who has edited every Scorsese film beginning with Raging Bull Scorseses other film work includes the black comedy After Hours 1985 the romantic drama The Age of Innocence 1993 the childrens adventure drama Hugo 2011 and the religious epics The Last Temptation of Christ 1988 Kundun 1997 and Silence 2016
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