Principal Works
In the following essay, the critic provides a comprehensive overview of Martin Scorsese's early filmography, highlighting the director's evolving thematic exploration of identity, violence, and urban life from his early short films to his critically acclaimed works of the 1980s and early 1990s.
- What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1963)
- It's Not Just You, Murray! (1964)
- The Big Shave (1967)
- Who's That Knocking at My Door? (1969)
- Street Scenes (1970)
- Boxcar Bertha (1972)
- Mean Streets (1973)
- Italian-American (1974)
- Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1975)
- Taxi Driver (1976)
- New York, New York (1977)
- American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince (1978)
- The Last Waltz (1978)
- Raging Bull (1981)
- The King of Comedy (1983)
- After Hours (1985)
- The Color of Money (1986)
- The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
- Life Lessons (1989)
- Goodfellas (1990)
- Cape Fear (1991)
- The Age of Innocence (1993)
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