Scorsese: A Journey through the American Psyche (Ultrascreen Series)

The fifth in the ultrascreen series of eclectic anthologies examines the influence of Scorsese’s upbringing in Little Italy on Mean Streets and Goodfellas; the urban madness of Taxi Driver and Bringing Out the Dead; the Catholic religiosity that permeates all the way from Mean Streets to the controversial interpretation of the Gospels in The Last Temptation of Christ.
It also describes the devotion to US cinema that led the director to tackle the all-American musical in New York, New York, m...