![]() ![]() In 1993 he released the romantic drama The Age of Innocence, to further critical acclaim. This film was the first blockbuster of Scorsese’s career, earning more than $180 million at the box office. Next, Scorsese went in a different direction with 1991’s Cape Fear. It earned 6 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. ![]() This film was successful in theaters, but more importantly because Scorsese’s most critically acclaimed film to date. Scorsese returned to his crime drama roots with his next release, 1990’s Goodfellas. Although the film wasn’t commercially successful, it did receive praise from critics and earned Scorsese his second Best Director Oscar nomination. This had been a pet project for Scorsese for some time. ![]() Next, Scorsese released the very controversial The Last Temptation of Christ in 1988. It also earned 4 Oscar nominations, but none for Scorsese. This film became the most profitable Scorsese film to date, and received good reviews from critics. Next, he released a book adaptation/sequel, 1986’s The Color of Money starring Paul Newman and Tom Cruise. This film did find some success in theaters and received high praise from critics. His follow-up was another black comedy, After Hours, released in 1985. It was the biggest flop of Scorsese’s career so far, although it did earn positive reviews from critics. His next film was The King of Comedy, a black comedy released in 1982. It earned 8 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Scorsese’s first Best Director nomination. This film wasn’t a hit in theaters, but it was well received by critics. However, Scorsese redeemed himself with his next film, 1980’s Raging Bull. Unlike his previous films, this one received mixed reviews and performed poorly at the box office. Closing out the 70’s Scorsese directed a musical called New York, New York. The film would earn Scorsese his first Best Picture Oscar nomination, and would be nominated for 3 other Oscars. Taxi Driver was a success in theaters, but more importantly it was very well received by critics and audiences. His next feature film was Taxi Driver in 1976. In 1974, Scorsese released Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, which became his biggest hit to date, and was well received by critics. It also began his working relationship with Robert De Niro. This film was not necessarily a huge hit, but it received critical acclaim (including being called one of the best films of the decade) and made Scorsese a rising star in the film industry. So, in 1973, Scorsese released the semi-autobiographical Mean Streets. This film didn’t make much of an impact in theaters, and convinced Scorsese to focus on original films. ![]() After graduating, Scorsese went to Hollywood where he worked with Roger Corman to complete his second feature film, 1972’s Boxcar Bertha. As a student, he finished his first feature film, 1967’s Who’s That Knocking at My Door? At first the film was only seen at festivals, but would be an important stepping stone for Scorsese to hone his craft and get attention from studios and critics. He attended New York University’s School of the Arts for his masters degree in film, and during that time he worked on several short films. From a young age he wanted to be a priest, but during college he made a switch to pursue a career in film. Martin Scorsese was born on Novemin New York City. For this iteration, we are examining the works of Martin Scorsese as director. This title contains a cropped version of " Martin Scorsese Berlinale 2010 (cropped)" by Siebbi used under CC BY.ĭirectors’ trademarks is a series of articles that examines the “signatures” that filmmakers leave behind in their work. ![]()
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