Martin Scorsese interviewed by Edgar Wright | BFI London Film Festival 2023 Screen Talk
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- Опубліковано 10 жов 2023
- The legendary director behind classics such as Goodfellas, Raging Bull, Mean Streets, Taxi Driver and The Wolf of Wall Street talks to fellow filmmaker Edgar Wright about his career.
It is impossible to talk about cinema over the last 50 years without mentioning Martin Scorsese. The world of film preservation is no less indebted to him, for his championing the medium’s rich and storied past.
As he unveils his latest opus, the epic historical drama Killers of the Flower Moon, the director explores a body of work that is as daring as it is beautiful, and ground-breaking as it is thrilling. From Mean Streets, Taxi Driver and Raging Bull to The Wolf of Wall Street, Silence and The Irishman, Martin Scorsese has investigated masculinity, honour, the tenets of faith and the forces that shape the world around us. He has done so with a virtuosity that is rarely short of breathtaking.
00:00: Ben Roberts, CEO of BFI, intro
02:11: Edgar Wright introduces Martin Scorsese
03:58: Philosophy of cinema. Other filmmaker's work. "More a teacher than a filmmaker"
06:24: Asthma and feeling safe in the cinema
11:14: The New York Underground
12:40: Early attempts at storyboarding and Marty's unmade Roman epic
15:03: How Mean Streets got made
31:32: Where the characters in Mean Streets came from
40:28: Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore and working in Hollywood
41:43: Taxi Driver
50:24: Thelma Schoonmaker, editing and Taxi Driver's X rating
58:32: The King of Comedy
01:05:23: Goodfellas and how Scorsese feels about homages
01:09:30: Robert De Niro introducing him to Leonardo DiCaprio
01:12:17: The Aviator
01:16:23: The Wolf of Wall Street
01:19:06: Trumpism
01:19:38: Killers of the Flower Moon
Films Martin Scorsese mentions during this interview include:
Magnificent Obsession. Dir: Douglas Sirk
A Place in the Sun. Dir: George Stevens
The Heiress. Dir: William Wyler
The Bad and the Beautiful. Dir: Vincente Minnelli
Sunset Boulevard. Dir: Billy Wilder
Bomba: the Jungle Boy
. Dir: Ford Beebe
“Great White Hunter”. Dir: Unknown
The Macomber Affair. Dir: Zoltan Korda
The Big Heat. Dir: Fritz Lang
Murder by Contract. Dir: Irving Lerner
Shane. Dir: George Stevens
Pather Panchali. Dir: Satyajit Ray
The River. Dir: Jean Renoir
Wavelength. Dir: Michael Snow
Before the Revolution (Prima della rivoluzione). Dir: Bernardo Bertolucci
Fists in the Pocket. Dir: Marco Bellocchio
Accattone. Dir: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Road to Singapore. Dir: Victor Schertzinger
Rocco and his Brothers. Dir: Luchino Visconti
Red River. Dir: Howard Hawks
The Brothers Karamazov. Dir: Richard Brooks
Faces. Dir: John Cassavetes
Midnight Cowboy. Dir: John Schlesinger
The FBI Story. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy
The Wild Bunch. Dir: Sam Peckinpah
Two Rode Together. Dir: John Ford
Shadows. Dir: John Cassavetes
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List of films mentioned in this interview in the order of its release:
Hell’s Angels 1930
The Private Life of Henry VIII 1933
Road to Singapore 1940
The Outlaw 1943
The Macomber Affair 1947
Red River 1948
The Heiress 1949
Sunset Boulevard 1950
A Place in the Sun 1951
The River 1951
The Bad and the Beautiful 1952
Shane 1953
The Big Heat 1953
Magnificent Obsession 1954
Pather Panchali 1955
Moby Dick 1956
The Brothers Karamazov 1958
Shadows 1958
Murder by Contract 1958
The FBI Story 1959
Rocco and His Brothers 1960
Two Rode Together 1961
Accattone 1961
Too Late Blues 1961
Jules and Jim 1962
A Child Is Waiting 1963
Scorpio Rising 1963
Before the Revolution 1964
Fists in the Pocket 1965
Wavelength 1967
Bonnie and Clyde 1967
Faces 1968
Easy Rider 1969
Midnight Cowboy 1969
The Wild Bunch 1969
Hi, Mom! 1970
Cool Breeze 1972
Jaws 1975
Scarface 1983
This Boy’s Life 1993
Titanic 1997
Wow
The real MVP. I was panicking trying to get them down.
Accattone 1961
🎬👏👏👏👏
I have heard of so few of these films. Scorcese has always been a champion of other director's films. So looking forward to Killers of the Flower Moon
Thanks a lot❤
How unbelievably lucid he is at his age. He has more enthusiasm than men a quarter of his age. His memory is truly remarkable. Never ever get tired of listening to the strories. An utter legend of art, and a great raconteur. Great work by Edgar, a fantastic filmmaker in his own right, to allow Marty frre reign. Such an enjoyable video
Yes, it's amazing an 80 year old can speak coherently. He does it really well.
Staying active physically and mentally does a body and mind wonders
@@robovac3557He's also directing major stars, massive crews and breaking new grounds.
His passion , enthusiasm and intellect are so inspiring.
It's always nice to see that pair of eyebrows bring along Martin Scorsese with them.
🤣🤣🤣
Perhaps the most famous pair of eyebrows in film history 😂
The two caterpillars trying to mate, as Robin Williams put it
Excellent.
@@jm1657i raise you Eugene Levy
Was gutted to not get a ticket to this. Thank you BFI for sharing the wisdom with all of us unlucky souls. All hail Marty!
Yeah, I like that it's so instantly available - not always the case and really appreciated
Me to
i don't want to tempt fate, but my WORD is he on-the-ball and completely sharp with his recollection of names, dates, facts etc for a man of his age. it's amazing and i'm extremely grateful for him being this way.
Right.. I’m good when it comes to films, but when it comes to someone like Martin Scorsese, his knowledge is by far one of the greatest ones I’ve ever seen when it comes to cinema
@@freedom_rock18well he’s one of the greatest filmmakers of all-time and he’s been around for most of cinema history. I can’t even imagine how many films he’s seen in his life
Oh my days you're British, mate
Same, I hope we get to see his films for decades (unlikely but one can hope)
It's probably because he has need to talk about such things, often.
So nice of Edgar Wright to interview and give platform to a smaller/indie director
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be Martin Scorsese
Scorcese's love for cinema is infectious. A director with a very unique voice. It's quite incredible to imagine someone achieving so much in his lifetime at an incredible level. Truly one of a kind
This man is a living encyclopedia of cinema. A living legend. Such knowledge. Fascinating stuff.
The movie that really changed the way I view film was an Italian film titled " La Strada". I was staying over my grandparents house and we watched Turner Classic movies and that movie came on and I was utterly absorbed by it. I was 20 years old and I grew up watching Spielberg and Lucas and Ridley Scott. I had no clue that something made in Italy in the 1950's by a man named Fellini would mean so much to me. When I was young I thought that cinema meant spectacle...I was so very wrong.
Kudos to Edgar Wright for being an excellent interviewer who knows when to simply listen and let the subject speak. That ability really adds to the overall quality of the experience, and it must have been really difficult given the circumstances.
I was there and itnwas phenomenal. The atmosphere was amazing and to see two directing heroes share the stage, it was such a great expirience
Not sure if this is an odd question but from where you were sat did you manage to smell either of them? I imagine Edgar Wright smells new/ premium like hair gel and Martin Scorsese smells cosy or familiar like grandmother's wardrobe. (Although both smell premium I'm sure.).
@@ytsucksnowwiththisrealname1096 unfortunately not!!!
How did you hear about it?! Is there a bfi mailing list? Are you a member? Cheers.
@@chriswright4677 bfi mailing list. And i am a member. It sold out so quick and didnt even go on general sale
How do you get in??
Scorsese giving Kenneth Anger props shows how sincere the man is
This man shall never die. ...also, how great is Edgar Wright's laugh...xD love them both. Thx for uploading!
Marty understands what cinema is all about. Individual artists having the freedom to execute their visions. Not every movie should be made for everybody. But if you’re passionate about a film you make, somebody else will be as well. Guaranteed.
That's what we try to do at Junkyard Hounds including help artists do the same, their own thing!
I'm trying Ringo@@tonimashdane33498
Thanks BFI for sharing this with those who weren't fortunate enough to attend. Marty is a true encyclopedia of cinema and a master of the craft of directing. Great conversation
Love that ovation dude got when he strolled on stage. The Brits love them some directors.
We Brits grow up watching a lot of American movies so naturally Scorsese is going to be very popular here.
@@dapaltGo back to your MCU twonk.
Most countries love their directors
Come to India. The applause for Scorsese will be crazier.
Edgar Wright is the perfect person to interview Scorsese because no one shares a love for cinema as much they both do especially with the great artistic vision they both put into their movies. 🎬❤
no one?
@@tompoynton Just an expression okay! Spielberg, Nolan, Coppola, Wes Anderson, Alexander Payne, Paul Thomas Anderson and others share great love of cinema.
Yeah, I followed his Instagram and sometime he always talk about his passion with filmmaking. He even talked about international films which is very surprising
I was there and he mentioned about 200 films I'd never seen and some I'd never even heard of. I was hoping they'd post it just so I could go through it and take notes lmao
Same i wish i had bought a pen and paper 😂
same!!
@@honeyclark815 Now you have this.
Knowing Internet and social media, someone will probably do it and we just gotta wait for that lol
Magnificent Obsession. Dir: Douglas Sirk
A Place in the Sun. Dir: George Stevens
The Heiress. Dir: William Wyler
The Bad and the Beautiful. Dir: Vincente Minnelli
Sunset Boulevard. Dir: Billy Wilder
Bomba: the Jungle Boy
. Dir: Ford Beebe
“Great White Hunter”. Dir: Unknown
The Macomber Affair. Dir: Zoltan Korda
The Big Heat. Dir: Fritz Lang
Murder by Contract. Dir: Irving Lerner
Shane. Dir: George Stevens
Pather Panchali. Dir: Satyajit Ray
The River. Dir: Jean Renoir
Wavelength. Dir: Michael Snow
Before the Revolution (Prima della rivoluzione). Dir: Bernardo Bertolucci
Fists in the Pocket. Dir: Marco Bellocchio
Accattone. Dir: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Road to Singapore. Dir: Victor Schertzinger
Rocco and his Brothers. Dir: Luchino Visconti
Red River. Dir: Howard Hawks
The Brothers Karamazov. Dir: Richard Brooks
Faces. Dir: John Cassavetes
Midnight Cowboy. Dir: John Schlesinger
The FBI Story. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy
The Wild Bunch. Dir: Sam Peckinpah
Two Rode Together. Dir: John Ford
Shadows. Dir: John Cassavetes
Thank you so much for posting this!
storyboards, camera scheduling, budgetary meetings, lighting structures, zoom shots........when Martin talks about it, its more exciting than the film itself!
Just saw Flowers of the Killer Moon today. Masterpiece. Thank you, Mr. Scorsese for sharing your art with us.
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Thanks, Edgar, BFI and Marty for sharing this. Wonderful.
Yay, showing the clips!
"Killers of the Flower Moon" is a wonderful, bitter and important movie. Go to see it, please. We have to support this incredible man. Thank you, Mr. Scorsese.
Just wonderful, BFI. Thank you.🥰💚🌱
so cool to attend this in person, could have listened to Marty talk about his love of films for another 90 minutes
The absolute GOAT! Thanks BFI for this lovely uncut interview!
He truly is
Such a great talk. Thank you Martin Scorsese, Edgar Wright and BFI.
I was there . An absolute legend and so informative.
Got to love our country's adoration of directors. It just so happens that this particular one deserves it.
You’ve got nothing on France. The Uk is not particularly crazy about directors more than any other country. Misplaced and lazy patriotism.
@@TheChromanoise Well, you seem like a delight.
@@TheChromanoise Speaking as someone who attended film classes at both college and university, I have to disagree with your opinion ripped from a Tarantino film. The focus was on directors 99% of the time.
@@TheChromanoiseimagine being this much of a condescending dickhead, oh wait..
@@TheChromanoiseshut it. (And I’m murican)
Killers of the Flower Moon will hopefully be the first Scorsese film I see in theaters. I'm so happy that I get this kind of a chance to go down in history as one of a few dozen million people in human history that saw a film by a veritable legend on its original release and on a big screen. Brings tears to my eyes 😎😎😎
Wolf of wall street?!
@@davidmckesey7119WOWS was a decade ago…he may have been far too young at that time!
Hello @lightningcomet7307, Martin Scorsese is my favorite director of all time. I want to tell you that Gangs of New York was the first Scorsese film I saw in a theater. I can’t wait to see Killers of the Flower Moon.
How old are you? You missed lot of great stuff
Same here
it's really nice to see that Mr. Scorsese to this day, retains all of the enthusiasm he's had since he began making films. The word "icon" is overused and misused these days, but, he truly is befitting of the title.
I've listened to countless interviews, and still I feel I've never reached the edge of this man's mind...! So much going on there, so much to query. And so many questions about his life, and his approach, that I've never heard answered.
A legend of cinema. It was such a treat being able to watch this. My only disappointment was that MS couldn't talk for longer about all his films, including one of my favourites, Cape Fear. A true innovator of cinema. I hope he keeps working and enjoying the process for many years to come.
I just bought After Hours, which finally got a criterion blu ray release here in the uk, I’m just about to watch this interview and we have Killers of the Flower Moon right around the corner. What an amazing time for fans of the legendary Martin Scorsese 😊.
After hours is honestly one of his best as well the vibe in that film makes me want to go back in time and the color is sooo beautiful enjoy!!
And makes me reminisce on the awkward situation. I was always running into growing up, and I still am.
While he's still with us (hopefully for many more years to come) his insights and knowledge are invaluable.
Getting slightly worried about today's entertainment landscape that films are becoming a bit one dimensional and bland the more big entertainment corporations are buying up existing intellectual property rights left, right and centre.
A lot of sequels, reboots and comic book movies with very little originality
Yes, there's very little that's aimed at an adult sensibility or that isn't about franchising or cashing in on a ready-made adolescent audience. Most things now are supposedly aimed at "the child in all of us" which is really just an excuse for the material, and its audiences, to be immature.
@@Malt454Nonsense. There's plenty for everyone.
Very original insight... Just parroting Scorsese doesn't bring anything to the table.
@@dougdougw I don't care. It's an observation many have made before Scorcese or myself as it's as clear as day.
I grew up in the 80's where we did get the occasional superhero film and sequels but there was also a lot of new characters being created.
Nowadays studios are so obsessed with protecting their investment they look for an IP with an existing fan base as a guarantee but it doesn't always work that way
@@A-small-amount-of-peasThere's a lot of truth to that. I just don't think it's quite as bad as some like to claim.
God, I hope he finishes the Roman epic. A Scorsese Rome film is my dream!
Thanks for sharing this BFI, brilliant 👌
Thank you BFI for this. Amazing 🤩
Loved the interview.
So happy that Edgar Wright got to do this, probably one of the best days of his life. :-) I wish Martin Scorsese could live forever.
and thank you to the BFI for this interview :)
Such a great, great interview. Awesome event.
Brilliant, thanks!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this. 💙💙💙💙
This is beautiful. I could listen to Marty all day. Bless him.
What a treat to hear from Marty and Edgar. During lockdown, subscribing to the BFI Amazon channel, and watching recommendations from Scorsese and Wright, got me through! Bicycle Thieves....need I say more!
Looooove bicycle thieves
YES!!! I was gutted when tickets sold out before going on general sale, so this is a real treat
Here it is at last ! Wow
Not just my absolute favourite filmmaker (by a country mile), but also a great enthusiast of film - I could sit and listen to him talk forever.
I had a nice time watching this Interview :)
Can we just appreciate Edgar wright and martin are haing a full blowm 1 hour conversation wow. Love wdgar hot fuzz, shaun of the dead and world endz, scot pillgrim vs the wrorld and baby driver he is an impeccable director. The way he shoots his movies very mad interview.
What a great interview!!!!
Superb interview! GoodFellas is my favorite movie of all time. Love Edgar Wright's work too, especially his excellent documentary on Sparks (The Sparks Brothers)
Love ur work mr studmuffin! Happy to see your comment here
@@sodaboj9074 Thanks!
Mean Streets when I saw it at 20 reshaped how I saw any film thereafter. I still watch it 2 or 3 times a year, just to check back in. The power of art is real.
Great interview. Martin Scorsese is a legend!
13:40 my man been thinking about the Roman Empire forever
I would love to see Scorsese make a Roman epic. My first movie love at about age 12 was the old sword and sandal shlockfests, usually starring former champion body builders, along with the obligatory Italian beauty or two. Then came Spartacus, which blew my young mind. So many dramatic and violent stories survived from that civilization. You don’t need to make stuff up out of whole cloth, like the Gladiator did, although Scott’s great ability to stun visually was everywhere in that film.
What a bliss to watch this!
I love that explanation of Content.
this is special ty
Edgar Wright is a great moderator! And Marty…what an icon! Really enjoyed this conversation.
One of my favorites filmmakers..I would love to shake his hand and tell him how appreciative am I of his films and his passion for cinema itself
Scorcese is like a one man masterclass in filmmaking. The depths he goes to in his films really draws you in to the worlds he (re)creates.
I'd forgotten about The Aviator until he mentioned it, but when i remembered all the little details that are included over the time period of representing Howard Hughes' life (including colour changes), the narrative was remarkably represented.
Great "content" from BFI. Fantastic film experiences by Martin Scorsese !
Fascinating
Afterhours & Taxi Driver take the cake for me
I have had that question in my mind about how people back in the 70's used to watch films before the VHS came out. editing a film to the max is crazy
Every time someone is lucky to get Scorsese to do one of these talks, they go through the origins of the filmography. It's the same old routine and there are dozens of these videos that live online somewhere. Anyone watching this already knows his body of work. We've seen it more than once. We don't need to be reminded that he made Taxi Driver, etc. No kidding! Although this one is actually done well, and the clips choses were great, if you are gonna have this man sit for 90 minutes, wouldn't it be great to learn how exactly HE BELIEVES he make movies instead of how he made them? I think those are two different perspectives and we rarely see him talk about his approach to picking projects and how he engages his team.
You'd think the "British Film Institute" would be more interested in content for a specialized audience but perhaps Scorsese is just not that kind of guy. I'd read his books if I were more interested.
@@doclime4792he writed book?
Not even big on film but I can always listen to Marty talk for hours on end. His passion and knowledge is infectious. He's not aged at all, and still a wicked sense of humour.
Martin admired the SciFi classic "The Day the Earth Stood Still"....that's so cool
Anyone know if this is likely to be on Spotify as a podcast?
The master of masters! Spielberg may be my favorite living director and the one who impacted me the most (along with Kubrick and Hitchcock) but Martin is undeniably the greatest living filmmaker at this point. Either way both exceptional in their own right.
I could easily listen to another 10 hours of this.
Same
And I’m only 40 minutes in
I could listen to this for 28 hours. An hour to talk about his life, then the rest of 27 hours is discussing each of his films in an hour from Who's That Knocking At My Door all the way to Killers of The Flower Moon
I owed a film to Warner Brothers and that became Goodfellas... That's amazing.
Such a sharp mind for an 80 year old.❤
He has the most encyclopedic knowledge of film I've ever seen. It's incredible. So sharp, so talented. Amazing.
Man, i really wanna hear him talking about Shutter Island.
About 58 mins in when he starts on King of Comedy is golden.
Korda's The Macomber Affair is actually based on the Ernest Hemingway short story, "The Short Happy Life of Frances Macomber," it's a brilliant story and an wild depiction of masculinity. I have yet to see the film but I can see it working so well cinematically.
Scorsese was probably conflating it with another Zoltran Korda film, A Woman's Vengeance with Charles Boyer and Jessica Tandy which is based on Huxley's "Giocanda Smile."
While he misspoke, it goes to show how much knowledge and passion this man has for film to be able to store all this information in his head and to appreciate and use it. He loves movies. He knows movies. He understands their history. And it's one of the many qualities I appreciate about him as a filmmaker.
Absolutely terrific.
Hell yeah! What a treat!
Just one of the greatest film makers ever. This was a great discussion
Greatest interviewer ever!
And a not so terrible interviewee.
What a career Scorsese has had. A lot of his filmography are amongst my favourite films of all time. I hope he keeps making films as long as possible. Loved KOTFM. Goodfellas remains my favourite.
My first Scorsese film I watched was Taxi Driver, I watched it at a mate’s place at about 1am in the morning which added to the entire psychological experience of experiencing a man’s descent into insanity, I remember how absolutely phenomenal it was.
Raging Bull I remember with the exploding anger and violence inflicted by it’s reprehensible but tragic protagonist was also a real eye opener as well, as much as it was beautiful and spectacular it turned me off pursuing boxing or combat sports.
Love all of his movies I’ve seen!!
Thank you for mentioning Pather Panchali Marty . Love from West Bengal, India ❤
The first time I watched Taxi Driver I was struck by how much it reminded me of Dostoevsky, so it's fascinating to learn that Scorsese was drawing from that
Great set up
Great Conversation :-)
Scorsese is the GOAT and the savior of American Cinema.
both are awesome~)
I appreciated the David O. Russell shoutout.
Every time o think I’ve seen most movies Scorsese names a few I haven’t seen or film maker and I immediately do my research, and look for films I can watch..
So wished to be there
A once in a lifetime cinema genius. An immortal artist that will influence countless filmmakers
Edgar’s laugh 😂😂😂
He's still so sharp, I can't believe he's 80
1:31:39 advice I think all film students and people who want to make movies should heed. Too many people going into debt, spending years finding funding, working as PA for years just so they can make 'my film' and you don't need 3 million dollars, a crane, and Brad Pitt. You can pickup your iphone, cut it with DaVinci Resolve, and release it to UA-cam all for free.
Haven't got to that part yet but this is very true.
when was this? sadly i missed it :(
Two titans!