Exploring films as varied as Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Hugo, and The Wolf of Wall Street, this book is the first study of Martin Scorsese’s complex engagement with the American Dream—its charms, traps, and ambiguities.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface
A Martin Scorsese Feature Film Chronology
Introduction: The Provincial Cosmopolitan
1 The Elizabethan Era
2 Redeeming Dreams
3 Impressive Failures
4 Dream Critiques
5 Recurring Dreams
Conclusion: Dream of Life
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index