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6.7/10 • 75

1974-10-010h 49m

Documentary

Filmmaker Martin Scorsese interviews his mother and father about their life in New York and family history back in Sicily.

Directors
Martin Scorsese
Writters
Lawrence D. Cohen, Mardik Martin
Editors
Lawrence D. Cohen, Mardik Martin, Bert Lovitt

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  1. Catherine Scorsese

    Catherine Scorsese

    Self

  2. Charles Scorsese

    Charles Scorsese

    Self

  3. Martin Scorsese

    Martin Scorsese

    Self

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Aug 12, 2017

7/10

Italianamerican is a 1974 documentary, not even an hour long, wherein acclaimed director Martin Scorsese interviews his parents, Catherine (she played Tommy DeVito's mother in Goodfellas) and Charles (he played Henry Hill's cellmate in the same film), forming an interesting time capsule of the Italian-American experience. Scorsese's parents relate detailed accounts of being Sicilian immigrants in New York City, their family lives, and "the old country" after the war. This is a very talking heads-ish doc with numerous still photos and a bit of footage interspersed in it. However, Catherine has a lot of personality, whereas Charles takes awhile to open up to the camera(s?). Oh, Catherine shows us how to make meatballs, and if the viewer needs more info, a complete recipe is given at the end of the film's credits! This is really necessary viewing for any fan of Scorsese's. It's available to watch at Youtube.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
cookinginterviewfamily dinnerold age romanceintimateadmiring