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Documentary

Italianamerican

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

Release Date : 1974-10-01

Language :EnglishItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : National Communications Foundation

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Catherine Scorsese

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Catherine Scorsese

Gender : Female

Charles Scorsese

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Charles Scorsese

Gender : Male

Martin Scorsese

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Martin Scorsese

Gender : Male

Reviews

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2021-06-23

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.