Italianamerican
Italianamerican is a 1974 documentary directed by Martin Scorsese and featuring Scorsese's parents, Catherine and Charles. The Scorseses talk about their experiences as Italian immigrants in New York City among other things, while having dinner at their apartment on Elizabeth Street. Scorsese's mother also instructs how to cook her meatballs, a recipe later featured in the credits of the film.[1] 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.
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| Directed by | Martin Scorsese |
| Produced by | Elaine Attias Bert Lovitt Saul Rubin |
| Written by | Lawrence D. Cohen Mardik Martin |
| Starring | Catherine Scorsese Charles Scorsese Martin Scorsese (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Alec Hirschfeld |
| Edited by | Bert Lovitt |
Running time | 49 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
On May 26th, 2020 The Criterion Collection released "Scorsese Shorts", a compilation of five early short films by Martin Scorsese which included Italianamerican along with American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince, The Big Shave, What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? and It's Not Just You, Murray![2]
See also
References
- "Catherine Scorsese's pasta & meatballs recipe". Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- "Scorsese Shorts". Retrieved May 26, 2020.