{"product_id":"scorsese-shorts-blu-ray","title":"Scorsese Shorts (Blu-ray)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This is NOT a comic! But I did go to film school!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy Martin Scorsese. Published by Criterion. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlu-ray disc, 135 minutes, 1.33:1 aspect ratio, B\u0026amp;W, 1963-1978 (2020 printing)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis compilation of five early short films by Martin Scorsese offers a fascinating window onto his artistic development. Spanning the years from Scorsese’s time at NYU in the mid-1960s to the late ’70s, when he was emerging as one of the era’s most electrifying talents, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eScorsese Shorts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e centers on the intimate home movie \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eItalianamerican\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—a loving snapshot of the director’s parents—and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Boy,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a freewheeling portrait of the larger-than-life raconteur Steven Prince. Also included are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Big Shave,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a daringly visceral response to America’s involvement in Vietnam, and the bracing student films \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt’s Not Just You, Murray!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Touching on many of Scorsese’s key themes—Italian American identity, family, his beloved New York City—these are hilarious, candid, and illuminating works from the pre­eminent American filmmaker of our time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"film-meta-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli itemprop=\"countryOfOrigin\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Country\"\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"name\"\u003eUnited States\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-duration-field=\"\"\u003e135 minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack and White\/Color\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli itemprop=\"inLanguage\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Language\"\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"name\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSpine #1030\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\" data-feature-title-field=\"\"\u003eDIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-features-list\" data-special-features-field=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew 4K digital restorations of all five films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eITALIANAMERICAN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1974 • 49 minutes • Color • Monaural • 1.33:1 aspect ratio)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAMERICAN BOY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1978 • 55 minutes • Color • Monaural • 1.33:1 aspect ratio)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE BIG SHAVE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1967 • 5 minutes • Color • Monaural • 1.33:1 aspect ratio)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIT’S NOT JUST YOU, MURRAY!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1964 • 16 minutes • Black \u0026amp; White • Monaural • 1.33:1 aspect ratio)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT’S A NICE GIRL LIKE YOU DOING IN A PLACE LIKE THIS?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1963 • 10 minutes • Black \u0026amp; White • Monaural • 1.33:1 aspect ratio)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew conversation between director Martin Scorsese and film critic Farran Smith Nehme\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew discussion among filmmakers Ari Aster and Josh and Benny Safdie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublic-radio interview from 1970 with Scorsese\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: An essay by film critic Bilge Ebiri and storyboards, treatments, and correspondence from Scorsese’s archive\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew cover by Drusilla Adeline\/Sister Hyde\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Criterion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53738986668362,"sku":"scorseseshortsbluray","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8894\/4822\/files\/0AD961CB-60AF-49FE-9095-B45D0EC31683.jpg?v=1767873781","url":"https:\/\/littledeercomics.ie\/products\/scorsese-shorts-blu-ray","provider":"Little Deer Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}