While promoting Killers of the Flower Moon last year, Martin Scorsese discussed its cinematic credentials in an interview with Time, including revealing his favorite fight scene.
For Scorsese, the honor of “Best Fight Scene” went to Orson Welles’ 1966 drama Falstaff. According to the legendary director, this scene is completely different from other action sequences on the big screen.
“I think if we look at Welsh’s career, we should focus on Falstaff. There are so many different levels in this movie. An extraordinary work emerges from this Shakespeare play. As far as action scenes go, the best fight sequence ever filmed is in Falstaff. I know people who have studied Braveheart, we have learned a lot ourselves. He is different from Eisenstein or Alexander Nevelli, he is certainly different from Potemkin. There has never been anything like it.“
He himself is the author of iconic action scenes, be it Gangs of New York or Goodfellas, so he keeps Falstaff As an inspiration in this particular field and spoke at length about the workOrson Welles as an influence on his career, explaining that Citizen Kane had “Changed for life” before talking Falstaff Therefore, a little known but very important feature film for him.
Filmed in 1966, the film is adapted from William Shakespeare’s play and tells the story of 15th century King Henry IV of England, who is tired of his son Harry losing interest in the kingdom and spending all his time drinking. and reveling in the company of a singular character: Falstaff. The sequence mentioned by Scorsese occurs in the second part of the film, when Harry goes to fight on his father’s behalf at the Battle of Shrewsbury.
but be careful Martin Scorsese Explained that he didn’t particularly like this “Top 10” question that he gets asked all the time.
“Over the years, I’ve tried to create lists of movies that I personally consider to be my favorites. And then we realize that the word “favorite” has several different meanings. There are movies that have made the biggest impression on us, movies that we just love to watch over and over again, and movies that we watch over and over again that teach us or that offer us new experiences. So they are diverse. And I’m still a bit against the top 10.“
His latest award-winning masterpiece, Killers of the Flower Moon, can be found on MyCanal.
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