As a fan of Martin Scorsese, I found this short documentary about him on You Tube. The film was shot around 1990 in his New York City office, and at his parents’ home in Queens.

Italian-American film director, Martin Scorsese was born on November 27, 1942 in the New York City borough of Queens. He was almost 49 years old when this documentary was filmed.

Here he discusses filmmaking from his office. His poodle sleeps on the couch. He says that its presence helps to calm things down. Toward the end of the film, his parents, Catherine and Charles appear . His mother prepares a meal.

Scorsese sits down with them to enjoy a dinner of ravioli, mozzarella, wine, and bread. They are not worried about calories, but really enjoy Italian homemade cooking.

The best part of this film is the director enjoying the company of his parents, their down-to-earth conversation, and the close-up of the ravioli. His mother, Catherine talks about her role as an extra in many of his films.

Martin Scorsese is now 81 and is still working.

The title of the film is called “The Scorsese Machine”. Here is the link to the video on You Tube.