Since our establishment in 1999, we've proudly provided a DVD rentals by mail service, featuring a carefully curated library of around 60,000 titles. Our diverse range, covering both classic and modern films along with TV series, has reached customers all over the U.S. We're thrilled to launch a new version of CAFEDVD on Septermber 29 2023 to expand our service and offering.    
Home     |     Cart     |     My Account     |     My Wish List     |     Help      
 

  Search
 
 
 
  Genres:
Action Music
Animation Romance
Classic Sci-Fi
Comedy Sports
Cult Suspense
Documentary Special Int
Drama Television
Family Thriller
Foreign War
Horror Western
Independent PG-13,PG,G
 
  1001 Movies You Must
   See Before You Die
  Most Requested
  Directors
  New Releases
  Popular Independent
  Criterion Collection
  All Time Favorites
  AFI 100
  Staff Recommended A-M
  Staff Recommended N-Z
  Best of Contemporary
   Foreign Films
  Best of British Film
  Best of Documentary
   Films
  Roger Ebert's
   Overlooked Film Festival
  Top Shakespeare
   Adaptations
  Best of Avant Garde
  Best of Romance
  Select Sentimental
  Cream of Comedy
  Best Recent American
   Features
  Movies by 40
   Directors to watch
  Best Cinematography
  Masters of Montage
  Hollywood
   Contemporary Classic
  Cannes Winners
  Vatican Picks
  Best American
   Independent
  Best of
   Science-Fiction
 .


Photo Coming Soon
Personal Journey With Martin Scorsese, A: Through American Movies (Disc 1 of 2) (1995)
Rating:
Starring: Martin Scorsese, Kathryn Bigelow, Frank Capra, John Cassavetes, Philippe Collin
Director: Martin Scorsese, Michael Henry Wilson
Category: Special Interest, Documentary
Studio: Disney / Buena Vista
Subtitles:
[None]
Length:
226 mins

 
 

 

Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese shares his personal view and knowledge of the films, directors and actors that have shaped the world's most popular art form.

This special presentation on TWO DVDs includes the following:
The Director's Dilemma: Mastering The Creative Process
Martin Scorsese penetrates the industry's perennial conflict between Art and Commerce by examining the dynamic between the director's vision and the producer's "bottom line."

The Director As Storyteller: The Western, The Gangster Film, The Musical
Critical attention is paid to the primary role of the director - that of the consummate storyteller.Here, Mr. Scorsese offers a wealth of extracts from his film's greatest genres.

The Director As Illusionist: Controlling And Mastering The Technical Process
Martin Scorsese explores the director's constant search for technological solutions to tell his story, to implement his vision - from silents to sound, from black and white to Technicolor, from standard screen size to CinemaScope.

The Director As Smuggler: The Metaphor Behind the Vision
Moving effortlessly between cult favorites and acclaimed masterpieces, Martin Scorsese celebrates the director's surreptitious route to hide his personal message within the framework of a film.

The Director As Iconoclast: Asserting Personal Expression
Here, Martin Scorsese champions the mold-breakers - those who dared attack conventional filmmaking head on, defiantly sending shock waves throughout the industry, and ultimately expanding the art form.