Martin Scorsese

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There's more to Scorsese's work than crime and violence. His characters are trying to attain some kind of spiritual peace with society, their family, and themselves, and in the end they try to make a decision they can live with. Hailed as America's greatest living film director, Martin Scorsese is an innovative storyteller at the height of his intellectual and emotional powers. This Pocket Essential examines his life and work.