Martin Scorsese, New York City 1942,
martin scorsese. american. film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. "Scorsese's body of work addresses such themes as Italian American identity, Roman Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption, machismo, modern crime and violence. Scorsese is hailed as one of the most significant and influential American filmmakers of all time, directing landmark films such as Mean Streets , Taxi Driver , Raging Bull , and Goodfellas – all of which he collaborated on with actor and close friend Robert De Niro. " [ and more wikipedia that can do some explaining: ] - his father's parents emigrated from Polizzi Generosa , in the province of Palermo, Sicily and his mother was also of Italian descent. - he was raised in a devoutly Catholic environment. - as a boy, he had asthma and couldn't play sports or do any activities with other kids and so his parents and his older brother would often take him to movie theaters. ---- para filmografi...