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The Films of Martin Scorsese, 1963-77

Authorship and Context

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  • © 2000

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Authors:
  1. Leighton Grist

    1. King Alfred’s College, Winchester, UK

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction: Martin Scorsese, Authorship, Context

    • Leighton Grist
    Pages 1-9

  3. New York, NYU, and the European Influence: What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?; It’s Not Just You, Murray!; The Big Shave

    • Leighton Grist
    Pages 10-23

  4. Entering the Marketplace, Developing a Style: Who’s That Knocking at My Door?

    • Leighton Grist
    Pages 24-42

  5. Exploitation Cinema and the Youth Market: Boxcar Bertha

    • Leighton Grist
    Pages 43-60

  6. New Hollywood Cinema: Mean Streets

    • Leighton Grist
    Pages 61-97

  7. Into the Mainstream: Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

    • Leighton Grist
    Pages 98-122

  8. An Italo-Judeo Production: Taxi Driver

    • Leighton Grist
    Pages 123-157

  9. (Failed) Blockbuster Cinema: New York, New York

    • Leighton Grist
    Pages 158-190

  10. Conclusion: ‘That’s the worst part. That’s the whole thing. Going on …’

    • Leighton Grist
    Pages 191-197

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 198-250
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About this book

A study of Martin Scorsese's early career, from his student short films to New York, New York. As well as discussing the films in detail, they are considered in relation both to the issue of film authorship and a period of American cinema marked by crisis and change. Looking at both Scorsese's film-making and the debates surrounding film authorship, this book is also about American film making in the sixties and seventies - about, in short, authorship and context.

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Grist profiles the changing business environment of the film industry and looks at the economic and critical reception of each film, plus Scorsese's views on them. Grist's prose is quite readable... Choice

Authors and Affiliations

  • King Alfred’s College, Winchester, UK

    Leighton Grist

About the author

Leighton Grist is Lecturer in Film and Media Studies at King Alfred's College, Winchester.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Films of Martin Scorsese, 1963-77

  • Book Subtitle: Authorship and Context

  • Authors: Leighton Grist

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230286146

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-312-22991-7Published: 30 June 2000

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-28614-6Published: 11 May 2000

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 250

  • Topics: Sociology of Culture, Screen Studies, Directing

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