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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780788823473
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 6305941122
Label: Miramax
Manufacturer: Miramax
Number Of Items: 2
Picture Format: Pan & Scan
Publisher: Miramax
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 12, 2000
Running Time: 226 minutes
Sales Rank: 14865
Studio: Miramax
Theatrical Release Date: 1995
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Description:
Martin Scorsese narrates an overview of American film history, beginning with D.W. Griffith and ending in 1969.
Amazon.com:
'I can only talk about what has moved me or intrigued me,' says filmmaker Martin Scorsese (Raging Bull) at the beginning of this four-hour documentary about his passion for U.S. cinema. 'I can't really be objective here.' Hallelujah! A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies is the perfect antidote to the forced and artificial doctrine of the American Film Institute's so-called 100 best films. The AFI's English cousin, the British Film Institute, did a brilliant thing in enlisting Scorsese--probably the most famous student of cinema in the U.S.--to open up and speak at length for this project about the history of artistic survival among Hollywood directors. Working with cowriter and codirector Michael Henry Wilson, Scorsese takes a highly intuitive and heartfelt approach in describing how a number of filmmakers--some famous and some forgotten--carefully layered their visions into their work, often against the great resistance or eccentric whims of powerful producers. Film clips are plentiful, but they are also more than window dressing for nostalgia buffs. For instance, it's not unusual for Scorsese to return repeatedly to the same film (such as Vincente Minnelli's The Bad and the Beautiful) in order to make a series of connecting, deepening points. In the end, this work is truly one of Scorsese's most direct bridges to his imagination and personality, and it has the sort of restorative properties that can make a cinephile wearied by today's junk culture fall in love with movies again. A companion book is also available. --Tom Keogh
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Rating:  - "I can't really be objective here"
"A personal journey with Martin Scorsese through American movies" (1995) is the kind of documentary I love, one that entertains but also manages to teach me something new at the same time.
Scorsese, a great director, shows that he is also a good teacher, telling the spectator about American movies that made an impression on him when he was growing up. Martin Scorsese talks about classic American movies, but also about the directors that made them. He doesnt pretend to be objective, ... Read More
Rating: - Can't Get Enough!
I've watched this whole multi-segment documentary at least four or five times--including a marathon session of the entire 3 hours and 45-some minute at the Portland (Oregon) Art Museum! It has never become stale. The only hazard from watching it is the increasing temptation to envy of Mr. Scorsese's opportunity to have seen the multitude of films that he discusses and analyzes.
Rating: - The Finest Movie Documentary of All Time.
Anyone who knows anything about Martin Scorsese knows that he is a walking film encyclopedia. But I do not know if those who know Scorsese know about this movie. Made with the BFI, as kind of an antidote to those dull AFI lists, this movie about movies gives viewers all kinds of information that few people in this world know about. Or at least they didn't before they saw this movie.
The movie is broken down into sections. Scorsese examines all types of genres and styles of film in his ... Read More
Rating: - A walk down Hollywood Blvd
How much do I love Martin Scorsese ? more than any other director alive or dead. How objective am I when it comes to his work ? very !!! Therefore when I write that this is good, it is reaaaally good.
Here we meet with Marty the film geek during a 4hours long walk down memory lane. This documentary is constructed as MS's introduction to American Cinema, but far from being dry it is a passionate presentation that opens many perspectives, both on the history of cinema and on Scorsese's ... Read More
Rating: - Magnificient View
This is an incredible look at the history of American Cinema through the eyes of the greatest American Filmmaker. Martin Scorsese's ability to tell story is moving. The man loves movies and shares this love through his extensive knowledge of the subject, but somehow manages to remain humble and lets you know that this is of course his view, His Personal Journey. It is amazing to think that if a younger filmmaker were to be asked what his influences were they would surely include Scorsese among their ... Read More
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