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Martin Scorsese
Director

Martin Scorsese

Country USA · New York
Born 1942-11-17
Birthplace Queens, New York City, New York, USA

The great poet of American guilt. His men are always falling — from grace, from power, from themselves. His camera moves like jazz, his editing cuts like a knife through everything sacred.

The whole idea of a film being alive, on the streets, no sets, capturing the moment – that was the dream for Mean Streets. Italian Neo-Realism and the French New Wave, especially Godard's Breathless, were really important influences.

On Mean Streets  ·  Empire Magazine interview