Martin Scorsese is an American filmmaker known for his harsh, often violent depictions of American culture. From the 1970s Scorsese created an ambitious body of work that made him one of the most important filmmakers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. He reflects in his films both a cynicism toward modern culture and an obvious love of the cinema.
Who is Martin Scorsese?
How has Martin Scorsese advocated for film preservation?
In an essay that Martin Scorsese wrote in 2018 for the Encyclopædia Britannica Anniversary Edition: 250 Years of Excellence, he recounted his efforts since the 1970s to save the history of filmmaking. He was successful in instilling a new focus on film preservation; however, he explains, “[i]n the future the memory of the actual film image will have to be preserved as carefully and lovingly as an ancient artifact at the Met.”
