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Summary:

This compilation of five early short films by Martin Scorsese offers a fascinating window onto his artistic development. Spanning the years from Scorsese's time at NYU in the mid-1960s to the late '70s.
Italianamerican: "... featuring Scorsese's parents, Catherine and Charles. They talk about their experiences as Italian immigrants in New York City ... among the subjects discussed in the film are family, religion, their origins, Italian ancestors, life in Italy after the war and the hardships of poor Sicilian immigrants in America striving to make money"--Wikipedia.
American boy: A documentary on Scorsese's friend Steven Prince, known for his small role as Easy Andy, the gun salesman in Taxi driver. Prince is a raconteur telling stories about his life as an ex-drug addict and a road manager for Neil Diamond. Scorsese intersperses home movies of Prince as a child as he talks about his family--adapted from Wikipedia.
The big shave: A man repeatedly shaving away his hair, then skin, in an increasingly bloody and graphic bathroom scene--adapted from Wikipedia.
It's not just you, Murray!: "Murray (played by Ira Rubin), is a middle-aged mobster, [who] looks back at his beginnings from being a bootlegger to becoming wealthy and highly influential. He claims his success and happiness is from the support of his "friend" Joe (played by Sam De Fazio). Murray follows Joe blindly but Joe backstabs him by sleeping with his wife."--Wikipedia.
What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?: A writer purchases and then becomes obsessed with a photograph of a boat. He finally meets a girl who distracts him from his mania, only to come across another picture that takes him in.

Table of Contents:

• Italianamerican (1974, 49 min., color) / producers, Elaine Attias, Saul Rubin ; writers, Larry Cohen, Mardik Martin ; director, Martin Scorsese
• American boy : a profile of Steven Prince (1978, 55 min., color) / producer, Bertram Lovitt ; director, Martin Scorsese
• The big shave (1967, 5 min., color) / produced, written, and directed by Martin Scorsese
• It's not just you, Murray! (1964, 16 min., b&w) / New York University ; writers, Martin Scorsese, Mardik Martin ; director, Martin Scorsese
• What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this? (1963, 10 min., b&w) / Motion Picture & Radio Presentations ; New York University Department of Television ; Summer Motion Picture Workshop ; written and directed by Martin Scorsese.

Contributors:

Scorsese, Martin , film director, film producer, screenwriter

Attias, Elaine, 1928- , film producer

Rubin, Saul, 1957- , film producer

Lovitt, Bert, 1941-2022 , film producer

Cohen, Lawrence D. , screenwriter

Martin, Mardik , screenwriter

Scorsese, Catherine , on-screen participant

Scorsese, Charles, 1913-1993 , on-screen participant

Prince, Steven , on-screen participant

Bernuth, Peter, 1941-1994 , actor

Rubin, Ira , actor

DeFazio, Sam , actor

Michaelis, Zeph , actor

Stark, Mimi , actor

Safdie, Benny , on-screen participant

Safdie, Josh , on-screen participant

Aster, Ari , on-screen participant

Criterion Collection (Firm) , film distributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fds

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Dialogue in English.

Related Series:

Criterion collection; [volume] 1030

Subjects:

Scorsese, Charles, 1913-1993 — Interviews

Scorsese, Catherine — Interviews

Italian Americans — New York (State) — New York — Interviews

Scorsese family

Prince, Steven

Shaving — Drama

Self-mutilation — Drama

Gangsters — Drama

Photographs — Drama

New York (N.Y.) — Drama

Gender expression

Hair removal

Scorsese, Charles, 1913-1993

Scorsese, Catherine

Italian Americans

Shaving

Self-mutilation

Gangsters

Photographs

United States

New York (State) — New York

Genres:

Comedy films

Documentary films

Short films

Fiction films

Nonfiction films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

Interviews

System Details:

Blu-ray; region A; mono.

Performers:

Interviewees, Catherine Scorsese, Charles Scorsese, Steven Prince ; cast: Peter Bernuth, Ira Rubin, Sam DeFazio, Zeph Michaelis, Mimi Stark.

Production Credits:

Director, Martin Scorsese.

General Notes:

Description based on: Title from container.
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
Full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio).
Originally produced as motion pictures in 1963, 1964, 1967, 1974, and 1978.
Features: New 4K digital restorations of all five films; New conversation between director Martin Scorsese and film critic Farran Smith Nehme; New discussion among filmmakers Ari Aster and Josh and Benny Safdie; Public-radio interview from 1970 with Scorsese; a booklet featuring an essay by critic Bilge Ebiri and storyboards, treatments, and correspondence from Scorsese's archive.

Audience:

Rating: Not rated.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (39 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm).

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; mono; sound

Film Characteristics:

1.33:1; wide screen

Digital Characteristics:

video file; Blu-ray; region A

Call Numbers:

PN1997.S31818 SCO 1963 BLU

ISBNs:

9781681437231
1681437236

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515246415
Publisher Number, The Criterion Collection: CC3151BD

OCLC Numbers:

1147706081