Who's that knocking at my door? [videorecording]
2017
Videos and DVDs
Martin Scorsese's semi-autobiographical debut feature stars a then-unknown Harvey Keitel as J.R., a young Italian-American living in 1960s New York. Filmed over a five-year period, the film introduces us to what have since become classic Scorsese themes: Catholic guilt, Italian mamas and their cooking, repressed sexuality, New York - and, of course, street violence. J.R., who has hitherto spent his days and nights aimlessly hanging out with his friends on the streets of Little Italy, undergoes a rite of passage when he meets The Girl (Zina Bethune) on the Staten Island ferry. Beautiful, blonde and sophisticated, she opens up a whole new world to J.R., who falls completely in love with her, and strives to maintain the sanctity of their fledgling relationship by not sleeping with her. But when she reveals that she has already lost her virginity as the result of a date rape, he struggles to reconcile this revelation with his flawless, idealistic image of her.
Main title:
Who's that knocking at my door? [videorecording] / producer, Betzi Manoogian; producer, Haig Manoogian; producer, Joseph Weill.
Author:
Scorsese, Martin, director, composer (expression)Bethune, Zina, actorKeitel, Harvey, actorCollette, Ann, actorDoors (Musical group)
Imprint:
[United Kingdom] : BFI, 2017.
Collation:
2 DVDs (89 min.) : black and white
Notes:
Extras to be confirmed, Region 2, 2 disc(s), Interactive menus, Scene access, Ratio (1:1.85 (17:9) Theatrical widescreen), Languages (English), Sound (Dolby Digital 2.0), Subtitles for hard of hearing (English), 'Making of' documentary, Commentary (Partial audio commentary by Martin Scorsese and Mardik Martin), Booklet.Made in 1967.DVDN.
Credits:
Credits: director, Martin Scorsese; writer, Martin Scorsese; music, The Doors.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Zina Bethune, Harvey Keitel, Ann Collette, Lennard Kuras, Michael Scala, Harry Northup, Catherine Scorsese, Bill Minkin.
Audience:
BBFC code: 15.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
791.437
Language:
English
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Subject:
BRN:
2505096