Martin Scorsese on the Movies
Martin Scorsese is one of the movies’ most tireless and enthusiastic champions. In addition to his own acclaimed body of work, he has endeavored to preserve cinema history through his nonprofit The Film Foundation. In these interviews and introductions, Scorsese offers insights into his films and keen appreciations of masterpieces from around the world.
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30 Years of The Film Foundation: Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster in Conversation
In the following conversation, recorded remotely in 2020, filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster discuss the mission, evolution, and ongoing work of The Film Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and preserving motion-picture history that Scorsese established in 1990.
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Martin Scorsese on AFTER THE CURFEW
The following short video featuring Martin Scorsese, founder of the World Cinema Project, was produced by the Criterion Collection in 2020.
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Martin Scorsese on THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP
Filmmaker Martin Scorsese recorded the following introduction to THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP in 2012. The piece was edited by Thelma Schoonmaker Powell.
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Martin Scorsese on THE GOLDEN COACH
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Martin Scorsese on LIMITE
The following short video featuring Martin Scorsese, founder of the World Cinema Porject, was produced in 2017.
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Martin Scorsese and Kent Jones on THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
In the following conversation, recorded in New York in 2017, director Martin Scorsese talks with filmmaker, writer, and festival director Kent Jones about his approach to the adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel THE AGE OF INNOCENCE.
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Martin Scorsese on DOS MONJES
The following short video featuring Martin Scorsese, founder of the World Cinema Project, was produced in 2020.
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Martin Scorsese on THE RIVER
This interview with filmmaker Martin Scorsese was conducted in the fall of 2004. Scorsese, a fan of THE RIVER since childhood, was instrumental in the 2004 restoration of the film through his work with The Film Foundation.
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Martin Scorsese on A RIVER CALLED TITAS
The following introduction to A RIVER CALLED TITAS by filmmaker Martin Scorsese, founder of the World Cinema Project, was produced in 2013.
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Martin Scorsese and Farran Smith Nehme
This conversation between director Martin Scorsese and film critic Farran Smith Nehme was conducted in February 2020 in New York City.
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Martin Scorsese on LA STRADA
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Martin Scorsese on TAIPEI STORY
The following short video featuring Martin Scorsese, founder of the World Cinema Project, was produced in 2017.
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Martin Scorsese on TOUKI BOUKI
The following introduction to TOUKI BOUKI by filmmaker Martin Scorsese, founder of the World Cinema Project, was produced in 2013.
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Martin Scorsese on INSIANG
The following short video featuring Martin Scorsese, founder of the World Cinema Project, was produced in 2017.
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Martin Scorsese on MANILA IN THE CLAWS OF LIGHT
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Martin Scorsese on LAW OF THE BORDER
The following short video featuring Martin Scorsese, founder of the World Cinema Porject, was produced in 2017.
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Martin Scorsese on JOURNEY TO ITALY
This interview with filmmaker Martin Scorsese was conducted by critic Kent Jones in June 2013.
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Martin Scorsese on SAMBIZANGA
The following short video featuring Martin Scorsese, founder of The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project, was produced in 2022.
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Martin Scorsese on TRANCES
The following introduction to TRANCES by filmmaker Martin Scorsese, founder of the World Cinema Project, was produced in 2013.
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Martin Scorsese on DOWNPOUR
The following short video featuring Martin Scorsese, founder of the World Cinema Project, was produced in 2020.
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Martin Scorsese on THE HOUSEMAID
The following introduction to THE HOUSEMAID by filmmaker Martin Scorsese, founder of the World Cinema Project, was produced in 2013.
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BLACK NARCISSUS Commentary
Recorded in 1988, this commentary features director and coproducer Michael Powell and his longtime friend and admirer Martin Scorsese. Powell reminisces about the production and his unique relationship with his filmmaking partner, Emeric Pressburger, while Scorsese provides analysis and discusses...
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THE THIEF OF BAGDAD Commentary 1
Recorded in Napa Valley, California, in 2007 and New York City in 2008, this commentary features renowned directors Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese offering their personal recollections of THE THIEF OF BAGDAD.
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THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP Commentary
This audio commentary, recorded in 1988, features director Michael Powell and filmmaker Martin Scorsese, a lifelong fan and champion of the films of Powell and Pressburger.