Written by Alejandro Riera
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18 February 2010
There is nothing more exciting than to see artists work out of their comfort zone. And in the movies there is nothing more exciting than to see Martin Scorsese stretch his wings beyond the genres and milieu he is best known for: New York, crime and the Italian-American community. In fact, I would argue that some of his best films are precisely those that do not belong to that holy trinity. I personally think that films like “Kundun,” “The Last Temptation of Christ” and “The Aviator” are as important, if not more so, than his acknowledged canonical work (“Taxi Driver,” “Raging Bull,” “Goodfellas,” etc.). I might end up adding “Shutter Island” to that list once I see it again.
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