Gangster Priest: The Italian American Cinema of Martin Scorsese

Robert Casillo

Published by University of Toronto Press 2006

Gangster Priest

The Italian American Cinema of Martin Scorsese

Robert Casillo

In the series Toronto Italian Studies

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442684362

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About this book

Bringing a wealth of scholarship and insight into Scorsese's work, Casillo's study will captivate readers interested in the director's magisterial artistry, the rich social history of Southern Italy, Italian American ethnicity, and the sociology and history of the Mafia in both Sicily and the United States.

Author / Editor information

Casillo Robert :

Robert Casillo is a professor in the Department of English at the University of Miami.

Reviews

Dana Renga, Italian American Review: Winter 2011:
‘Gangster Priest is a timely and essential contribution to Scorsese scholarship. In particular, Casillo accomplishes in-depth readings of some of the director’s most well-known feature films, such as Casino, Goodfellas, Mean Streets, Raging Bull, and Who’s Knocking at My Door? Overall, the volume is composed of fine analyses that stand on their own yet also complement one another and work as cohesive whole.’

‘With Gangster Priest, Robert Casillo gives arguably the best reading of Martin Scorsese’s “Italian American” films I have come across to date. Casillo’s incredibly thorough presentation of the historical and social contexts surrounding the films and the filmmaker himself helps us to see the Italian American films of Martin Scorsese in new and exciting ways. No other scholar has even attempted such a work.’
Fred Gardaphé, Director of the Italian American Studies Program, Stony Brook University

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
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1. The Immigrant Generations: Italianamerican Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2. Scorsese as Third-Generation Italian American Artist Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	56
3. The First World of Martin Scorsese Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
4. ‘Where’s the Action?’: Early Projects and Who’s That Knocking at My Door? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
5. Season of the Witch: Mean Streets Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
6. The Abject God: Raging Bull Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	222
7. The Society of Transgression: GoodFellas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	266
8. Pariahs of a Pariah Industry: Casino Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	326
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Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
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eBook

Published: December 31, 2006
ISBN: 9781442684362