Italianamerican

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Italianamerican
Directed by	Martin Scorsese
Written by	Lawrence D. Cohen Mardik Martin
Produced by
Starring	Catherine Scorsese Charles Scorsese Martin Scorsese (uncredited)
Cinematography
Edited by	Bert Lovitt
Running time	49 mins
Country	United States
Language	English

Italianamerican is a 1974 documentary directed by Martin Scorsese and featuring Scorsese's parents Catherine and Charles. The Scorseses talk about their experiences as the children of Italian immigrants to New York while having dinner at their apartment on Elizabeth Street. Scorsese's mother also instructs how to cook her meatballs, a recipe later featured in the credits of the film.^[1] Among the subjects discussed in the film are family, religion, their Italian ancestors, post-war life in Italy and the hardships of poor Sicilian immigrants striving to succeed in America.

On May 26th, 2020, the Criterion Collection released Scorsese Shorts, a compilation of five early short films directed by Scorsese: Italianamerican, American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince, The Big Shave, What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? and It's Not Just You, Murray!^[2]

See also[]

• List of American films of 1974

References[]

External links[]

• Italianamerican at IMDb

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