A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies

A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies is a 1995 British documentary film of 225 minutes in length, presented by Martin Scorsese and produced by the British Film Institute. In the film Martin Scorsese examines a selection of his favorite American films grouped according to four different types of directors: the director as storyteller; the director as an illusionist such as D.W. Griffith and F. W. Murnau, who created new editing techniques among other innovations that made the appearance of sound and color possible later on; the director as a smuggler such as filmmakers Douglas Sirk, Samuel Fuller, and Vincente Minnelli, who used to hide subversive messages in their films; and the director as an iconoclast, those filmmakers attacking social conventionalism such as Charles Chaplin, Erich von Stroheim, Orson Welles, Elia Kazan, Nicholas Ray, Stanley Kubrick, Arthur Penn, and Sam Peckinpah. Films mentioned: Part IThe Bad and the Beautiful, 1952, directed by Vincente MinnelliDuel in the Sun, nicknamed "Lust in the Dust", 1946 Western film directed by King Vidor, William Dieterle and othersThe Girl Can't Help It, 1956 Musical film directed by Frank TashlinBigger Than Life, 1956 directed by Nicholas RayVertigo, 1958 psychological thriller film directed by Alfred HitchcockThe Naked Kiss, 1964 neo-noir film written and directed by Samuel FullerMurder by Contract, 1958 film noir directed by Irving LernerThe Red House, 1947 psychological thriller directed by Delmer DavesThe Phenix City Story, 1955 film noir directed by Phil KarlsonSullivan's Travels, 1941 comedy film written and directed by Preston SturgesThe Crowd, 1928 silent film directed by King VidorThe Big Parade, 1925 silent film directed by King VidorShadow of a Doubt, 1943 thriller film directed by Alfred HitchcockMr. Smith Goes to Washington, 1939, directed by Frank CapraThe Director as Storyteller[edit]The Western The Great Train Robbery, 1903 Western film written, produced, and directed by Edwin S. PorterThe Musketeers of Pig Alley, 1912, directed by D. W. GriffithHigh Sierra, 1941, directed by Raoul WalshColorado Territory, 1949 western film directed by Raoul Walsh (a remake of the 1941 High Sierra)Stagecoach, 1939 western film directed by John FordShe Wore a Yellow Ribbon, 1949 western film directed by John FordThe Searchers, 1956 western film directed by John FordThe Furies, 1950 American Western film directed by Anthony MannThe Naked Spur, 1953 American Western film directed by Anthony MannThe Tall T, 1957 Western film directed by Budd BoetticherThe Left Handed Gun, 1958 American western film and the film directorial debut of Arthur PennUnforgiven, 1992 American Western film produced and directed by Clint EastwoodDirected by John Ford 1971 documentary directed by Peter BogdanovichThe Gangster Film The Public Enemy, 1931 American Pre-Code crime film directed by William A. WellmanRegeneration, 1915, directed by Raoul WalshScarface, 1932 American gangster film directed by Howard Hawks (and Richard Rosson)The Roaring Twenties, 1939 crime thriller directed by Raoul WalshI Walk Alone, 1948 film noir directed by Byron Haskin.Force of Evil, 1948 film noir directed by Abraham PolonskyPoint Blank, 1967 American crime film directed by John BoormanThe Musical Gold Diggers of 1935, 1935 musical film directed and choreographed by Busby BerkeleyGold Diggers of 1933, 1933 musical film directed by Mervyn LeRoy, staged and choreographed by Busby Berkeley42nd Street, 1933 musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon with choreography by Busby BerkeleyFootlight Parade, 1933 musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon with choreography by Busby BerkeleyMeet Me in St. Louis, 1944 musical film directed by Vincente MinnelliMy Dream Is Yours, 1949 musical and comedy film directed by Michael CurtizNew York, New York, 1977 musical directed by Martin Scorsese (film mentioned in connection with My Dream Is Yours)The Band Wagon, 1953 musical film directed by Vincente MinnelliA Star Is Born, 1954 musical film directed by George CukorAll That Jazz, 1979 musical film directed by Bob FossePart IIThe Director as Illusionist[edit]The Cameraman, 1928 silent comedy directed by Edward Sedgwick and an uncredited Buster KeatonThe Birth of a Nation, 1915 silent film directed by D. W. GriffithDeath's Marathon, 1913 silent film directed by D. W. GriffithCabiria, 1914 Italian silent film directed by Giovanni PastroneIntolerance, 1916 silent film directed by D. W. GriffithThe Ten Commandments (1923), 1923 silent film directed by Cecil B. DeMilleSamson and Delilah, 1949, directed by Cecil B. DeMilleThe Ten Commandments (1956), 1956, directed by Cecil B. DeMilleSunrise: A Song of Two Humans, 1927 silent film directed by F. W. MurnauSeventh Heaven, 1927 silent film directed by Frank BorzageAnna Christie, 1930, directed by Clarence BrownHer Man, 1930, directed by Tay GarnettThe Big House, 1930, directed by George W. HillLeave Her to Heaven, 1945 film noir directed by John M. StahlJohnny Guitar, 1954 Western film directed by Nicholas RayThe Robe, 1953 Biblical epic film directed by Henry KosterEast of Eden, 1955, directed by Elia KazanSome Came Running, 1958, directed by Vincente MinnelliLand of the Pharaohs, 1955, directed and produced by Howard HawksThe Fall of the Roman Empire, 1964, directed by Anthony MannThe Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, American television series from 4 March 1992 to 24 July 1993, created and executive produced by George Lucas, directed by various directors2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968 science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley KubrickThe Director as Smuggler[edit]Cat People, 1942 horror film directed by Jacques TourneurI Walked with a Zombie, 1943 horror film directed by Jacques TourneurLetter from an Unknown Woman, 1948 film directed by Max Ophüls, based on the novella written by Stefan ZweigScarlet Street, 1945 American film noir directed by Fritz LangDetour, 1945, directed by Edgar G. UlmerDouble Indemnity, 1944 film noir directed by Billy WilderCrime Wave, 1954 film noir directed by André De TothOutrage, 1950, directed by noted film noir actress and pioneering female director Ida LupinoGun Crazy, 1950 film noir directed by Joseph H. LewisT-Men, 1947 film noir directed by Anthony MannRaw Deal, 1948 film noir directed by Anthony MannKiss Me Deadly, 1955 film noir directed by Robert AldrichPart IIISilver Lode, 1954, directed by Allan DwanAll That Heaven Allows, 1955, directed by Douglas SirkBigger Than Life, 1956, directed by Nicholas RayForty Guns, 1957 western film directed by Samuel FullerPickup on South Street, 1953 film noir directed by Samuel FullerShock Corridor, 1963, directed by Samuel FullerTwo Weeks in Another Town, 1962, directed by Vincente MinnelliThe Director as Iconoclast[edit]Broken Blossoms, 1919 silent film directed by D. W. GriffithThe Wedding March, 1928 silent film directed by Erich von StroheimI Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, 1932, directed by Mervyn LeRoyHell's Highway, 1932, directed by Rowland BrownWild Boys of the Road, 1933, directed by William WellmanHeroes for Sale, 1933, directed by William WellmanThe Scarlet Empress, 1934, directed and produced by Josef von SternbergCitizen Kane, 1941, directed by and starring Orson WellesThe Magnificent Ambersons, 1942, directed and written by Orson WellesThe Great Dictator, 1940, directed by Charlie ChaplinA Streetcar Named Desire, 1951, directed by Elia KazanOn the Waterfront, 1954, directed by Elia KazanApache, 1954, directed by Robert AldrichBlackboard Jungle, 1955, directed by Richard BrooksThe Wild One, 1953, Directed by László BenedekAdvise & Consent, 1962, directed by Otto PremingerPaths of Glory, 1957, directed by Stanley KubrickI Want to Live!, 1958 film noir directed by Robert WiseThe Man with the Golden Arm, 1955, directed by Otto PremingerSweet Smell of Success, 1957 film noir directed by Alexander MackendrickOne, Two, Three, 1961 comedy directed by Billy WilderBonnie and Clyde, 1967, directed by Arthur PennLolita, 1962, directed by Stanley KubrickBarry Lyndon, 1975, directed by Stanley KubrickFaces, 1968, directed by John CassavetesAmerica America, 1963, directed by Elia KazanThe Grapes of Wrath, 1940, directed by John Ford

Director

Martin Scorsese