Martin Scorsese is a true genius of our time. The famous Hollywood director, producer, screenwriter and actor, he tried himself in many guises, and during his long career he won a huge number of prestigious awards and titles.
Biography
In November 1942, Martin Charles Scorsese was born in one of the most criminal areas of New York Queens. The boy’s parents were simple and very friendly people, they wanted to see their children the same way. Martin was modest, and often because of this he had problems with peers, he simply could not answer insults and humiliations. In addition, he had to constantly drink medications due to severe asthma, which also negatively affected communication with other children.
Scorsese preferred to spend his free time alone: he loved to watch adventure films and copy the main characters into his album. Over time, the boy began to invent and create his own images for future heroes. Because of his passion, he considered himself a sinner, but this did not prevent him from becoming one of the best directors of our time.
Career
At the age of fourteen, Martin decided to become a priest and entered the theological seminary. But for a long time he did not stay there, the desire to be closer to cinema still took up, and he moved to the University of New York, where he enrolled in film courses. In order to somehow exist, Scorsese combined with his work as an editor at the studio. During one of the student parties, he met his longtime acquaintance Robert De Niro, at the same time Scorsese had the idea to make a film about the difficult life and life of the most criminal area of New York.
Martin Scorsese directed his first films at the university, but did not achieve much popularity with them. The first real work of the talented "filmmaker" was the film "Berta, nicknamed the" freight car "in 1972. The next realized project was a picture whose idea he had from his studies at the university: in 1973 he shot the criminal action movie" Evil Streets "with De Niro in the title role This film brought real popularity to both the director and the actor.
In total, over a long career, Martin Scorsese has created more than 60 films, most of which have become real masterpieces. In 2019, another criminal drama “The Irishman” is preparing for hire, the main role in which will be played by a friend of the director’s childhood, the same ageless Robert De Niro.
Not only full-length films and blockbusters came out from under the hands of a brilliant creator. He also contributed to the creation of documentaries, including Woodstock and The Rolling Stones. May the Light Come.
