The Berlin Film Festival will honor Martin Scorsese with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

The Berlin Film Festival announced this Thursday (21/12) that its 74th edition will award an honorary prize to Martin Scorsese. Organizers of the German festival have selected the veteran American filmmaker as the 2024 honoree of a Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement.

The 81-year-old director, known for such classics as “Taxi Driver” and “Raging Bull,” will be honored Feb. 20 in a special ceremony. In a statement, organizers highlighted Scorsese’s latest film, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” as one of his greatest successes, proving that the director remains innovative. “For those who see cinema as the art of shaping a story in a way that is both entirely personal and universal at the same time, Martin Scorsese is an incomparable model,” said festival directors Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian.

One of the most influential directors of his generation, Scorsese has a career spanning five decades. Born in 1942 in New York, he began to stand out in the 1970s, an era known as “New Hollywood”, in which diverse talents emerged and reshaped American cinema. His film “Taxi Driver,” released in 1976, not only won critical acclaim but also became a cultural touchstone, establishing the director as a master in exploring complex themes such as urban alienation and disturbed psychology. His frequent collaborations with actor Robert De Niro, starting with “Dangerous Roads” (1973) and including such masterpieces as “Raging Bull” (1980) and “Goodfellas” (1990), cemented his reputation as a visionary director. singular.

He also had a notable partnership with Leonardo DiCaprio, which began with “Gangs of New York” (2002) and strengthened with hits like “The Aviator” (2004) and “The Departed” (2006) – the latter of which earned Scorsese wins his first Oscar for best director. This collaboration continued to shine with “Shutter Island” (2010) and “The Wolf of Wall Street” (2013). In “Killers of the Flower Moon” he worked together for the first time with the two actors, an achievement that is appearing on several award lists.

In addition to his success in fiction films, Scorsese also excels in the documentary genre, with a notable emphasis on music documentaries. Examples include “The Last Rock Concert” (1978), about the farewell of the musical group The Band, “No Direction Home” (2005), about Bob Dylan, “Living in the Material World” (2011), about George Harrison, demonstrating his talent for capturing the essence of musical icons and significant cultural events.

The Berlin Film Festival is scheduled to open on February 15th, with the closing scheduled for ten days later on February 25th.

Source: Terra

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