A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies

Name: A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1995-05-21
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Martin Scorsese

ENDED1 Seasons3 Episodes★ 8.5

NetworkChannel 4

First AiredMay 21, 1995

Last AiredJun 4, 1995

GenreDocumentary

Runtime75 min

Filmmaker Martin Scorsese celebrates US movies from the silent classics to the Hollywood of the seventies.

Cast

Martin Scorsese

Self - Filmmaker / Host

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 3 episodes

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Filmmaker Martin Scorsese celebrates US movies from the silent classics to the Hollywood of the seventies.

E1Part 1

May 21, 199573m

Film director Martin Scorsese considers the American cinema, divided into short chapters each looking at one aspect of American film, including: the studio system past and present; the question of narrative; technique - both technical and the development of visual literacy specific to films. He also looks at B-movies, films noirs, Westerns, gangster movies and musicals and some of the great figures in American cinema, from von Stroheim and Welles to Kubrick and Cassavetes.

E2Part 2

May 28, 199580m

Martin Scorsese looks at the role of film as a technological innovation as directors use the challenges of widescreen, sound and colour to enhance their abilities to tell a story.

E3Part 3

Jun 4, 199574m

In the last part of Martin Scorsese's history of American cinema, he examines filmmakers who hid subversive or dangerous ideas within their movies, such as Nicholas Ray with Bigger Than Life and Orson Welles with Citizen Kane.

About A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies

A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies is a documentary series on Channel 4. The show first aired on May 21, 1995 and currently has 1 season and 3 episodes. A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies has ended after 1 seasons. It has a rating of 8.5/10 based on 12 votes. The cast includes Martin Scorsese.