“It is the story of a man, first of all, while history is the background. A rich succession of events, from the period of the 50s, 60s and 70s, especially in America. Then I was lucky enough to work with actors who are my friends in life, a circumstance that is very difficult to have: I consider myself lucky. Yes, I’ve always worked with wonderful actors: from Cate Blanchett to Leonardo Di Caprio. Has cinema really changed? I think so, just look around and see what you can do simply with mobile phones. Italian cinema? I love it because my grandparents often dragged me to see Italian neo-realism films. Those films formed me, along with the works of Hollywood and those of British authors ”. So director Martin Scorsese at the presentation of his latest film “The Irishmen” at the Rome Film Fest.
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