Martin Scorsese Interviewed By Edgar Wright

It’s tempting to say that Martin Scorsese is having a renaissance thanks to his latest opus, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON. But that wouldn’t be correct because it would suggest he ever went away to require some sort of rebirth. For over 50 years, the maestro has been turning out iconic films that are classics of the 20th and 21st centuries. They aren’t just some of the most influential movies out there, but also some of the greatest works in cinema ever. Add into that his dedication to film preservation and education, plus his incredibly enthusiastic proselytizing for (most of) the medium, and you have one of the biggest towering figures in the history of the motion picture.

The British Film Institute (BFI) invited Scorsese to a talk about his career, his outlook on life, and so much more. The filmmaker is interviewed by the phenomenal Edgar Wright and the two combine to drop enough titles of movies that would easily fill up a syllabus for history of cinema and inspire any budding artist out there.

And if you’re curious what they discuss specifically, BFI provides a breakdown:

00:00: Ben Roberts, CEO of BFI, intro

02:11: Edgar Wright introduces Martin Scorsese

03:58: Philosophy of cinema. Other filmmaker's work. "More a teacher than a filmmaker"

06:24: Asthma and feeling safe in the cinema

11:14: The New York Underground

12:40: Early attempts at storyboarding and Marty's unmade Roman epic

15:03: How Mean Streets got made

31:32: Where the characters in Mean Streets came from

40:28: Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore and working in Hollywood

41:43: Taxi Driver

50:24: Thelma Schoonmaker, editing and Taxi Driver's X rating

58:32: The King of Comedy

01:05:23: Goodfellas and how Scorsese feels about homages

01:09:30: Robert De Niro introducing him to Leonardo DiCaprio

01:12:17: The Aviator

01:16:23: The Wolf of Wall Street

01:19:06: Trumpism

01:19:38: Killers of the Flower Moon