Martin Scorsese, besides being a highly distinguished and successful film director, has spent a lot of his adult life educating people about film, first at New York University and through his filmed lectures -- items like A PERSONAL JOURNEY WITH MARTIN SCORSESE THROUGH American MOVIES AND MY VOYAGE TO ITALY. And, since he understands his subject both instinctually and intellectually, you can do no better towards understanding the impact of this film than by listening to what Professor Scorsese has to say about it.
