Scorsese and De Niro: The Great Collaboration

In 1973 film director Martin Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro collaborated for the first time in Mean Streets. Over the next several decades, they created seven more films together. This course will survey the extraordinary range of both careers, particularly regarding their joint efforts. The major focus, however, will be on a screening and detailed analysis of their three masterpieces-Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and Goodfellas. These films represent not only the finest work of these two preeminent artists, but also an illuminating, exhaustive, and harrowing portrayal of the dark, violent aspects of the American psyche.