Why MARTIN SCORSESE loves improvising

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On a Saturday afternoon in 1974, Martin Scorsese payed a visit to his parents. And he took a film crew with him. The result is the absolutely wonderful documentary Italianamerican. During his visit to shoot the film, Scorsese learned something from his parents that would change his directing forever, and would influence masterpieces like Raging Bull, Goodfellas and Taxi Driver...
00:00 Introduction
00:31 Scorsese's parents
03:37 Catherine Scorsese in Goodfellas
06:07 Improvisation in Raging Bull
08:14 Conclusion
SOURCES
Italianamerican, Martin Scorsese, 1974
Goodfellas, Martin Scorsese, Warner Bros, 1990
Raging Bull, Martin Scorsese, United Artists, 1980
Taxi Driver, Martin Scorsese, Columbia Pictures, 1976
Martin Scorsese, Guggenheim Symposium 2006: • Martin Scorsese: Gugge...
Scorsese in Scene By Scene: • Martin Scorsese Scene ...
Scorsese in Letterman: • Roy Blount Jr., Bill M...

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@TheGaze 4 жыл бұрын

Here’s the recipe for Catherine's tomato sauce: Singe an onion & a pinch of garlic in oil. Throw in a piece of veal, a piece of beef, some pork sausage & a lamb neck bone, Add a basil leaf. When the meat is brown take it out, & put it on a plate. Put in a can of tomato paste & some water. Pass a can of packed whole tomatoes through a blender & pour it in. Let it boil. Add salt, pepper & a pinch of sugar. Let it cook for awhile. Throw the meat back in. Cook for 1 hour Now make the meatballs. Put a slice of bread, without crust, 2 eggs, & a drop of milk, into a bowl of ground veal and beef. Add salt, pepper, some cheese & a few spoons of sauce. Bit it with your hands, Roll them up, throw them in. Let it cook for another hour.

@dirtyharry1881 3 жыл бұрын

This is a revelation to me, that she is Scorsese's mother improvising. Cause when Joe Pesci's character got wacked in the film my thought was.... oh his poor mother!!

@Wubslin 3 жыл бұрын

Good, you didn't put too much onions in

@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs 3 жыл бұрын

The same sauce from the prison scene

@marlontristen2095 3 жыл бұрын

Instablaster.

@alrivera8363 2 жыл бұрын

Bada boom bada bing. You got ya f*cking sauce!!! Prego.

@joannietrotter2344 3 жыл бұрын

She was wonderful... her life’s mission is to nurture her family, she didn’t need to act that as it just comes naturally. Martin Scorsese looks 50/50 of both his mum and dad. It’s a brilliant documentary.

@HAL--vf6cg 2 жыл бұрын

50/50 how about that? Straight down the middle... beautiful

@i7eight 4 жыл бұрын

This is phenomenal. I didn't realize that the scene in Goodfellas was improvised. Scorseses' mother is a natural!

@pikkon899 11 ай бұрын

You can see Scorsese's face in both of his parents. I've never seen someone that resembles both of their parents equally. It's insane.

@villain5873 3 жыл бұрын

Martin Scorsese looks like the perfect mix of both his parents, I’m talking 50/50. GOD bless.

@sylezmakefightz9727 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed bro crazy you can see both

@damienleigh9943 3 жыл бұрын

Yea wow. Thats accurate

@Johncourt409 8 ай бұрын

One dog goes one way and the other dog goes the other way. I love that scene.

@janinem5196 8 ай бұрын

These were an exact image of the conversations I grew up listening to - the intonation, the accent, the gesticulating - all of it. Catherine is every aunt I ever had. Makes me very nostalgic.

@erikliljenwall8185 Ай бұрын

"Talk the way you talk to me, when you talk to your son." "You lookin' for a fight or something there?" You couldn't write better dialogue.

@alexscott730 3 жыл бұрын

The plastic on the couches is classic!!!🤣

@lindagurrera685 Ай бұрын

The wallpaper as well

@tmrezzek5728 3 жыл бұрын

CHARLES SCORSESE'S GREATEST CINEMA MOMENT: blowing Joe Pesci's brains out in Goodfellas then quipping, "And that's THAT!"

@-0rbital- 3 жыл бұрын

That was Scorsese’s dad in that scene?! Damn, I knew the mom was in the movie, but I never knew the father was too. I think maybe he knew this was going to be his greatest film, so he wanted both his parents in it.

@paulcolbourne9112 3 жыл бұрын

His dad was in the scene but he didn't do the killing.

@carlgustafemilmannerheim5661 3 жыл бұрын

@@-0rbital- He played Vinnie, the guy that put to many onions in the sauce.

@-0rbital- 3 жыл бұрын

@@carlgustafemilmannerheim5661 Too many? He only put 2 or 3 small onions in there! 😉

@AlexRodriguez-ti3wy 2 жыл бұрын

It’s like their eyebrows combined to make Marty’s ultra eyebrows.

@Owyourhurtingme 3 жыл бұрын

Marty’s mother is so friggin cute I can’t stand it lol !!

@slowemm Жыл бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="376">06:16</a> When Scorcese's Mom says "get him outta here" I got goosebumps, sounded exactly like my Italian relatives.

@treasurethetime2463 3 жыл бұрын

His mom asked David Letterman what's the matter with you. A natural.

@gusaltobello9073 4 жыл бұрын

This is actually some of the best content I've seen on cinema. Keep up the amazing work!

@TheGaze 4 жыл бұрын

Wow that's a great compliment. Thanks Gus!

@jeannenorris2280 4 жыл бұрын

I just watched Italianamerican on Criterion streaming. It wasn't long enough!

@OBSVFULC Ай бұрын

The first scene with his parents on the couch, the wrapped furniture! Love it!

@TheWorldOfSammiches 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, just saw this on Reddit and I love the way you built the flow of the video and how you told the story! Definitely subscribed :D

@TheGaze 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Timothy!

@samzz07 Жыл бұрын

its so cute hom him and his dad has the same dark eyebrows and gray hair

@jeneengarcia3766 3 жыл бұрын

Leggit have the same painting above their sofa...it’s above my bed lol 😂 crazy

@braintyp8959 3 жыл бұрын

That is so unbelievably amazing dude! I can not believe that scene in Goodfellas was improvised. It was done so well

@americanescu 6 ай бұрын

I miss that NYC ... simple life as it may be but it was all about the family. I had the most wonderful time living there. My family lived the same way being all immigrants. Not from Italy but we're not far off culturally lol! The wit, the humor, the food, the verbal fights and the love afterwards. I want to cry ... Nothing is like that anymore. When I travel back there, I'm overwhelmed with emotions. Well ... I'm glad I got to live through it.

@toybarons 8 ай бұрын

Just amazing. I felt I was back in the 1970s again as a kid. I grew up for a few years, anglophone in a most Italian neighborhood. I remember those rooms in my friends' homes where the furniture had plastic covers that were used for special occasions in the family. What really blew me away was Scorsese's mom being Joe Pesci's mom in my fav film Goodfellas. That the scene was improvised is just fantastic. Makes me love the film even more than I already do.

@Brvnkaerv Жыл бұрын

He sat so far away because his breath smelled of onions.

@patrickstewart4370 2 жыл бұрын

His mom sounds like Sophia from the golden girls

@pressureworks 2 жыл бұрын

Plastic ? He thinks it's plastic !?!? That's vinyl. Quality clear vinyl. We ain't got no friggin plastic in dis house. Get outta here !

@rayjay6769 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome scene! His mother was great, I grew up around the Italians, she killed it!

@Usman.Khan1379 3 жыл бұрын

Both of his parents were in Good Fellas not just his mother and both were great in the movie

@siriusvenus8708 8 ай бұрын

My grandparents arguing but always like watching some tv show comedy--(outta Flatbush). They loved each other always until the end! The arguing was like a staple and a gluing process of consolidation.

@Arttective 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not joking, you are literally one of my favorite KZfaqrs of all times.

@tdb4763 2 жыл бұрын

I feel the same way. I think I might go gay for him

@chrisw2119 3 жыл бұрын

I never knew it was Martin's mother in "Good fellas" Such a great scene too R.I.P To Martin's parents. My friend told me after the movie In his New Yawka accent he said Dats Scorcezzi's modah LOL

@markyncole 3 жыл бұрын

She's in Casino as well,she plays the woman who works in the meat store in Kansas.Her improve reaction in her scene when her son curses after she told him not to makes me laugh every time.

@RichardSmith-ot3zk 3 жыл бұрын

My parents are getting up there in years, but even now, it always gets a laugh when someone says, one thing goes one way and the other thing goes the other way.

@Nightdog1978 3 жыл бұрын

I loved what Marty said about emotion. Being a professional musician all my life and at 68 years old, I feel that if my music does not create some kind of emotion; sadness, memories, happiness etc...there is no point in doing it.

@SnapsZGaming Жыл бұрын

Same with architecture, if you build something purely for function then you accomplish your goal if it serves that function but making it beautiful to express someone's emotion is where they become truly unique. Such as a war memorial making the viewer feel grief or sorrow where as a triumphal arch or gothic church can make you feel national pride, awe or make you become overwhelmed with emotion. As Vitruvius described architecture as 'frozen music.'

@ckbuco 3 жыл бұрын

If you have the means try to visit the Francis Ford Coppola vineyard in Geyservile, Sonoma. Catherine Scorsese's lemon chicken is phenomenal.

@Simpy1621 Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful woman

@nickinportland 2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t know that was his mom in good fellas that’s awesome. Thanks for the sauce recipe!

@justanawkwarddude9035 3 жыл бұрын

I just realized how good of actors these guys are to stay in character in an improvised scen, the way joe Pesci gives henry a cold psychotic stare when his Mather asks “Henry why are you so quiet?”, it’s as if with those eyes he’s telling Henry “you betta act normal in fron of my motha or I’ll crack ya fuckin skull”, the way robert dinero drowns his food in sauce since no Italian would do that with a home cooked meal or the fact that the guy playing Henry is so disturbed like any normal person outside the mafia. He just witnessed a made man get his shit kicked In very badly, he’s now an associate to the crime, so it’s do or die for him. He’s lost his appetite and he’s disturbed by it, god it’s fucking impressive acting.

@bengordon3423 3 жыл бұрын

her laugh is infectious, just beautiful.

@MPresheva 3 жыл бұрын

He definitely has his father's eyebrows.

@EJD339 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. I got here somehow by listening to a podcast that talked about the scene she was in casino to a clip of her on Dave Letterman to this and I’m super glad I got here.

@paulmysliborski4832 9 ай бұрын

Catherine Scorsese is an absolute treasure of a woman. Through all of Martin's works, I never smile or laugh more than we she appears in a scene.

@christineperkins4451 10 ай бұрын

Couldn't love this more, epic and natural filmmaking ❤❤❤❤

@bigkillerwhale1801 Жыл бұрын

She was also in Casino! She also just played her amazing self in it!

@jfkesq 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic editing on this piece. This is a great KZfaq short film.

@atesemireltutar6661 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, boy, I've just discovered your channel but I am already agonised because I know that I will consume all of it before you know.

@TheDamloko 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this, Thank you !

@bkfabs 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting video. My nana was from Italy and exactly like his mother. No matter what you did her love was unconditional.

@waltermcgregoractor 4 жыл бұрын

You put out great content! Thanks for the video. As an actor, this is really useful!

@tangerinesarebetterthanora7060 Жыл бұрын

Scorsese's parents are stereotypically Italian 😂

@LuisEndera 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video, its amazing.

@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs 3 жыл бұрын

Rest their souls Charles and Katherine Scorsese

@CaseyHarrisSr 3 жыл бұрын

Only discovered you today. Thank you for the effort, and please consider continuing your terrific channel and your insights. Sooo informative and entertaining, Casey

@natalieps2387 2 жыл бұрын

Martin looks more like his mom & they sound alike. She is always such a great part on his movies. Shes great in casino too.

@julienrodriguez4439 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! I'd like a little more narration woven in throughout to direct the flow of the video essay, because at times it feels difficult to connect your points together. I'm excited to hear more!

@TheGaze 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback Julien!

@jogingeorge4885 3 жыл бұрын

This deserves more views.

@danpena10565 3 жыл бұрын

‘’Vinny, don’t put too many onions in the sauce.’’

@Alphahydro 3 жыл бұрын

She was a very loveable person

@movedmindpoRUSZonyUMYS 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Very well done!

@amymarie1298 7 күн бұрын

She is EXACTLY the same in Goodfellas.

@bardado7362 2 жыл бұрын

Two of the best world's actors.... Joe and Robert.

@cesp4827 10 ай бұрын

shine a light; this is brilliant!

@DinoNardelli 3 жыл бұрын

My grandmother had that exact painting above the couch back in the 70s.

@machomanforeverworldchampion 3 жыл бұрын

What's the recipe for the shinebox?

@frankiealbert1 3 жыл бұрын

Phenomenal you could endure the narration so long! Respect.

@uydagcusdgfughfgsfggsifg753 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid!

@joeyxc4 16 күн бұрын

His Mother was a superstar Dads nice too lived this. One of my favorite directors

@thesolarengineer Жыл бұрын

His old man is my kind of guy. 💪👍

@detroitlionspistonstigersr6735 3 жыл бұрын

I honestly would've loved to hear about the improvisation of " mean streets" 1973 which Marty's mother was in also when the actress playing Harvey keitels girlfriend had a seizure on the top steps..the woman that helped her. Anyways I felt like alot of lines in that film were improvised but maybe not. I was hoping they'd talk about that film. Incredible film

@bubz75 8 ай бұрын

WOW improvised .🏆 So it must’ve been one take for the scene to be very authentic and fluid.

@JerryC25 Жыл бұрын

I can’t think of anything better than this

@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs 2 жыл бұрын

Gotta love Italian American parents

@HarishAgastya Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@alentejaneiro 12 күн бұрын

Oh, that movement she had (at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="335">5:35</a>), like Estelle Getty had, so typical, when she played Sophia, Dorothy Zbornak's mother, on "the Golden Girls" series... !

@Vejur9000 9 ай бұрын

Cutest mom and dad, ever.

@hiddentreasuresthrifter1090 22 күн бұрын

I love my Italian roots! I know exactly where I get my inspiration (attitude) from! 😂

@brandonlee9238 3 жыл бұрын

Love it ❤️.. proud to be Italiano 🇮🇹

@blazingamr 3 жыл бұрын

This video sent me to watch the film immediately ❤️

@stevensteccato3530 9 ай бұрын

I love it, Bro each and every time and I’m Chinese!

@PapaEli-pz8ff 9 ай бұрын

YOU DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO DIRECT. Amen!

@ornellarose6378 3 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful woman!!!!! Natural Actor, love her voice

@practicaliching2311 Жыл бұрын

On the TV show big bang theory actors were not allowed to improvise or go off script at all. Directors were control freaks. Makes the actors stiff. Scorsese is right about letting them improvise. Much better.

@philparisi9175 Ай бұрын

I remember a very familiar scene from the Sopranos when Tony and 2 friends show up at night to one of the friends home late and his mother gets up and cooks for them and eats with them. I'm thinking maybe that scene was a tribute?

@jsbmx2039 2 жыл бұрын

I love her scene I Goodfellas it was very natural scene to be totally improvised.

@alejoparedes2388 4 жыл бұрын

Good job, keep it up dude!

@TheGaze 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@J4sse 2 жыл бұрын

How sweet.

@helennajar2593 2 жыл бұрын

Classic!

@EJD339 3 жыл бұрын

Are you done making videos? I tried to view more but didn’t really see anything from the last 8 months.

@TheGaze 3 жыл бұрын

I haven't posted in a while, but I'm working on new video's. :)

@bertsap1987 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastisch! Is er een plek online waar jij filmklassiekers kijkt?

@TheGaze 4 жыл бұрын

Goodfellas staat op Netflix! 😄 #quarantainekijktip

@farrewelll 3 жыл бұрын

I love the non-camera move it's so great it's simple so effective you can just make so many edits overdub the sound overlap fantastic

@thewkovacs316 Жыл бұрын

fact: his mom appears in a number of his movies, not just goodfellas.....some times she is cut out, which is too bad, because she is a master of improv

@pierredepre2401 3 жыл бұрын

She was also briefly in Godfather part 3

@cov9290 3 жыл бұрын

I thought that was her

@ThisIsCreation-FollowOnTwitter 11 ай бұрын

And Moonstruck

@dante666jt 22 күн бұрын

Charlie Scorsese was also in Goodfellas. In the prison cooking scene

@kevinperch 3 жыл бұрын

Love

@Known-unknowns 3 жыл бұрын

Funny how they cover the couch with plastic. I worked for an Italian few years back. The front room was well furnished immaculately decorated and spotless clean. They never sat in there. They sat out the back in the kitchen which was a s**t hole. Lol 😂