With more than 25 films and over 50 years of experience in the film business, Martin Scorsese is not only one of the best but also one of the most influential filmmakers of all time. After a long time and many successful films He still remembers his beginnings as a director. After all, it had a big impact on him. His personal favorite film is also one that launched his career.
The Cauldron means the most to Martin Scorsese today
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Scorsese spoke about his life’s work. The topic also came up which film meant the most to the master director. The answer seemed very clear for Scorsese to be:
Well, Mean Streets is always one of my favorite movies because of the music and because it was the story of me and my friends. It was the movie that originally got people’s attention.
In Germany, Mean Streets was released under the title Hexenkessel. Three years later, Taxi Driver, one of his most famous films ever, was made. When asked about his favorite film, Scorsese answered quite simply, “No.”
Watch a trailer for Scorsese’s The Witches’ Cauldron here:
Cauldron – Trailer (English)
Martin Scorsese’s Cauldron is too personal for the director
Although The Witches’ Cauldron is very important to Scorsese and is one of his favorite films, he can no longer watch it today. He explained to Rolling Stone, the film is too personalAnd that’s no coincidence. Before making The Cauldron, Scorsese made The Fist of Rebels. While he liked a lot about the film, the film didn’t receive good reviews. According to Slash Film, the most important criticism for Scorsese came from his colleague John Cassavetes:
You just spent a year of your life making a piece of sh*t.
These harsh words shook the then young director. He then decided to make a personal film. Hexenkessel became his first successful auteur film and paved the way for his now great career.