Monday, 24 September 2012

Martin Scorsese


Martin Scorsese was born on November 17, 1942, in New York City, and was raised in the neighbourhood of Little Italy. He earned a B.S degree in Film communications which 2 years later lead to a M.A.             He studied at New York’s university or Film and made many prize winning short films.

In 1967, Scorsese directed his first feature film, who’s that knocking at my door, which was then followed by several ‘assistant director’ roles. Over the pass 93 45 years, Martin Scorsese has produced award winning films and documentaries. Over his 45 year career, he has won 90+ awards (7 of those for best Director) and has been nominated 100+ times.

To this day, Martin Scorsese has directed some of the best films. Such as Shutter Island (2010 – thriller), Gangs of New York (2002 – crime) and Hugo (2011 – family, adventure).

He has also made award winning documentaries such as Shine a light (2008) and Woodstock (1970).

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