Italianamerican
Italianamerican is a 1974 American documentary film directed by Martin Scorsese and featuring his parents Catherine and Charles, who reflect on their experiences as the children of Italian immigrants to New York City.
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6.8Filmmaker Martin Scorsese interviews his mother and father about their life in New York and family history back in Sicily.
Released: 1974-10-0149 minDir: Martin ScorseseDocumentary
Cast
- Catherine Scorsese as Self
- Charles Scorsese as Self
- Martin Scorsese as Self (uncredited)
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- 1 January 1974
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Italianamerican is a 1974 American documentary film directed by Martin Scorsese and featuring his parents Catherine and Charles, who reflect on their experiences as the children of Italian immigrants to New York City.
==Synopsis== Over dinner at their New York apartment on Elizabeth Street, Martin engages his parents in a lively and candid discussion about their lives, discussing such topics as their upbringing, family, religion, marriage, their Italian ancestors, post-war life in Italy, and the hardships of poor Sicilian immigrants striving to succeed in America. Catherine also demonstrates her technique for cooking meatballs, a recipe later printed in the end credits of the film.
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1974 American films1974 documentary films1974 English-language films1974 filmsAmerican documentary filmsAutobiographical documentary filmsDocumentary films about Italian-American cultureDocumentary films about New York CityDocumentary films about SicilyEnglish-language documentary filmsFilms about immigration to the United StatesShort films directed by Martin Scorsese