A Personal Journey Through American Movies with Martin Scorsese (1995)
- emilycottrell155
- Apr 3, 2023
- 1 min read
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A Personal Journey Through American Movies with Martin Scorsese is a compelling and insightful documentary series that takes viewers on a journey through the history of American cinema. At 225 minutes long, the series is a comprehensive exploration of Scorsese's favourite American films.
His insights into the various films and directors are both informative and entertaining. He examines different film techniques used throughout the history of American cinema. For example, Scorsese explores the editing techniques used by filmmakers such as D.W. Griffith and F.W. Murnau, which helped to pave the way for the development of sound and colour in movies.
The series also looks at the way that filmmakers have used film as a medium for smuggling subversive messages. Directors such as Douglas Sirk, Samuel Fuller, and Vincente Minnelli were known for embedding political and social commentary in their films, using the medium to explore controversial topics that might not have been acceptable in mainstream culture at the time.
Scorsese's exploration of the directors who were considered iconoclasts, those who attacked social conventionalism in their films. These include Charles Chaplin, Orson Welles, and Stanley Kubrick, These filmmakers were known for pushing the boundaries of what was acceptable in American cinema, using their films to challenge societal norms and expectations.
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