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"I saw these movies. They had a powerful effect on me. You should see them." That's Martin Scorsese's message for this documentary. We meet his family on Elizabeth Street in New York; he's a third generation Italian with Sicilian roots. Starting in 1949, they watched movies on TV as well as in theaters, lots of Italian imports. Scorsese, with his narration giving a personal as well as a public context, shows extended clips of these movies. Films of Rossellini and De Sica fill part one; those of Visconti, Fellini, and Antonioni comprise part two. Scorsese takes time with emotion, style, staging, technique, political context, and cinematic influence. It's his movie family.

Genres: Documentary

Starring: Martin Scorsese

Released: September 11, 1999

Runtime: 246.0

Popularity Rating: 0.875

Cappa Productions, MediaTrade

Italy, United States of America

Host Martin Scorsese

Art — Construction Coordinator: Ron Petagna
Art — Production Design: Wing Lee
Camera — Director of Photography: Phil Abraham
Camera — Still Photographer: Mimmo Cattarinich
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Artist: Felice Diamond
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Artist: Todd Kleitsch
Crew — Cinematography: William Rexer
Crew — Thanks: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Directing — Director: Martin Scorsese
Editing — Color Timer: Paolo Verrucci
Editing — Editor: Thelma Schoonmaker
Production — Co-Executive Producer: Raffaele Donato
Production — Executive Producer: Giorgio Armani
Production — Producer: Barbara De Fina
Production — Production Manager: Marco Serrecchia
Visual Effects — Visual Effects: Jennifer Basnyat
Writing — Screenplay: Kent Jones
Writing — Screenplay: Raffaele Donato
Writing — Writer: Martin Scorsese
Writing — Writer: Suso Cecchi d'Amico