Is Martin Scorsese, as Francis Ford Coppola believes, “the greatest director ever”? Looking at his filmography, we can say that he has what it takes, and his latest film confirms that. Four years later IrishThe American director returns in 2023 with… Moonflower Killers, an impressive historical mural that brings together on screen two of his favorite actors, Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio. This new feature film combines all the characteristics that make it an important moment in Martin Scorsese’s filmography: a top-notch cast, a sharp and brutal look at America’s history and the always beautiful theatrics of the 80-year-old artist. On the occasion of this event in the cinema on October 18, GQ magazine decided to take a look at the 15 best films by Martin Scorsese, I mean the streets in The Wolf of Wall Street.
15 – Alice is no longer here (1974)
One year after the success I mean the streetsMartin Scorsese signs 5y Feature film with Alice is no longer here. A family drama about an unhappy housewife, played by Ellen Burstyn, whose life is turned upside down when her husband dies in a car accident. Accompanied by her son, she sets out on the road to fulfill her dream: to become a singer in California. Many obstacles will appear in his way. Nearly 50 years after its release in the United States, Alice is no longer here It remains one of the most influential films of Martin Scorsese’s career.
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14 – Hugo Cabret (2011)
Your one and only foray into the 3D world, Hugo Cabret The film revolves around an orphan, played by Asa Butterfield, who lives in a train station in Paris in the 1930s. Doomed to live alone after his father’s tragic death, he attempts to repair the mechanical machine his father wanted back before he disappeared. He must also escape the vigilance of a veteran war inspector who has made it his mission to track down all the orphans who cross the corridors of war. He also meets an old man who runs a toy store and keeps a secret past inside. Behind the technical prowess that makes up the film, Hugo Cabret It also proves to be Martin Scorsese’s moving tribute to silent cinema and the pioneering work of Georges Méliès, one of the first great inventors of the seventh art. A great adventure film that uses the tools of the future to better express the hopes of the past.
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