Martin Scorsese On Film, Faith And Calling
These conversations with Martin Scorsese offer something more reflective than a straightforward career survey. Moving between cinema, belief, failure and persistence, the book will especially appeal to readers interested in what drives artists inwardly as much as what they create publicly.
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Martin Scorsese On Film, Faith And Calling
These conversations with Martin Scorsese offer something more reflective than a straightforward career survey. Moving between cinema, belief, failure and persistence, the book will especially appeal to readers interested in what drives artists inwardly as much as what they create publicly.
- Book Synopsis
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Ideal for readers who:
- Are interested in film, faith and the way artists think about vocation.
- Like long-form conversations that reveal a subject through reflection rather than spectacle.
- Would value Martin Scorsese speaking about cinema, belief and the life behind the work.
- Prefer thoughtful non-fiction best read slowly and considered afterwards.
'Have I succeeded, in my own life? I don't know. I don't think so. I'm in my eighties now and I just don't know. But then, maybe "success" is the wrong way of framing it. You just try, and when you fail, you keep trying.'
Over the course of eight years, Martin Scorsese and Jesuit theologian Antonio Spadaro discussed filmmaking and faith.
From his Catholic upbringing amidst the brutality of 1950s New York to the heights of Hollywood, Scorsese sketches a unique self-portrait.
And from Mean Streets to Killers of the Flower Moon - and especially the spiritual reckonings of The Last Temptation of Christ and Silence - he grants readers a new understanding of his films.
Reflecting on grace and violence, fear and hope, passion and belief, these rich and intimate conversations offer a remarkable insight into the director's life and work.
- About The Author
- Martin Scorsese is a director, film producer, screenwriter and actor. A prominent figure of the New Hollywood era, he is considered one of the greatest and most significant directors in the history of cinema. Central to his career are his collaborations with Daniel Day-Lewis, Harvey Keitel, Joe Pesci, and especially with Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio. Among the numerous film awards he has received there are the Academy Award for Best Director in 2007 for The Departed, the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1976 for Taxi Driver, the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival in 1995, three BAFTAs, four Golden Globes (including one for lifetime achievement in 2010), and the Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement at the Berlin Film Festival in 2024.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781399744386
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Sceptre, (06 November 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 144
- Weight
- 220 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 200 x 132 x 18 mm
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