There are real icons that are part of Martin Scorsese’s cinema. First, Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio. But there is another one who is not only part of his cinema but also part of his life, that is Joe Pesci. And yet, he’s a big absentee from the Apple TV documentary series dedicated to his friend Mr. Scorsese.
It was a simple request for most of the speakers. Martin Scorsese is a living legend, he has created countless masterpieces over several decades. He counts Spike Lee and Steven Spielberg among his admirers, who were quick to praise his genius in front of the camera, but Rebecca Miller, director of this five-part documentary, couldn’t convince Joe Pesci.
“He really didn’t want to be interviewed about it.”
This is surprising given that Pacey won an Oscar for his role as a murderous gangster in Goodfellas and gave equally strong performances in Raging Bull, Casino and the same director’s The Irishman.
In the series, Scorsese reveals that Pesci was able to play hardened killers incredibly convincingly because he grew up in Newark, New Jersey, surrounded by criminals.
“Marty explains this a bit in the documentary– says Miller.He says Joe just doesn’t want to talk about the experiences that made him so perfect for this type of role.“
almost traumatized by his experience
In fact, the scene in Goodfellas where Pesci’s character menacingly questions Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) about his off-the-cuff remark about his humor arose out of an improvisation based on something the actor witnessed.
“Joe was treated much worse than those people in March“, explains Miller.I don’t think he wants it back.“
Mr. Scorsese is currently available on Apple TV.
Source: Allocine
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