Martin Scorsese: The Wolf of Wall Street

December 23, 2013

A Director Q&A in Los Angeles

Excesses and fraud in the corporate banking world is the setting for Director Martin Scorsese’s new feature The Wolf of Wall Street.

The film is based on the true story of penny stockbroker Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio), and follows his rise to the high life and his ultimate fall from grace after defrauding investors in a massive securities scheme that involved widespread corruption on Wall Street.

Scorsese spoke about the making of the film in a conversation with Director James Gray (We Own the Night) after the DGA screening in Los Angeles on December 22.

Scorsese’s other works include the DGA Award-nominated feature films Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, The Age of Innocence, Gangs of New York, The Aviator, and Hugo; the DGA Award nominated documentary George Harrison: Living in the Material World; the DGA Award-winning pilot episode of the dramatic series Boardwalk Empire; and the DGA and Academy Award-winning feature The Departed. In 1999, Mr. Scorsese was presented with the Filmmaker Award at the inaugural DGA Honors Gala, and he was honored with the DGA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. He has been a member of the Guild since 1971.

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photos by Byron Gamarro - print courtesy of Paramount Pictures

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FULL TALK (35:54): Director Martin Scorsese talks about his new film, The Wolf Of Wall Street, with Director James Gray.

HIGHLIGHT: Scorsese discusses his motivations behind the musical choices he made for The Wolf Of Wall Street.

HIGHLIGHT: Scorsese explains how his childhood in New York influenced his interest in, and treatment of characters who break the law.

HIGHLIGHT: Director Martin Scorsese describes his approach to telling the high-energy story of the drug-abusing Wall Street criminal Jordan Belfort in The Wolf Of Wall Street.

Leonardo DiCaprio in a scene from Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street.
photo by Mary Cybulski - © 2013 Paramount Pictures

Director Martin Scorsese speaks about the making of The Wolf of Wall Street following the DGA membership screening in Los Angeles.

Director Martin Scorsese speaks about the making of The Wolf of Wall Street with Director James Gray (moderator).

Director James Gray (moderator) asks Martin Scorsese about the making of The Wolf of Wall Street.

Members of the Los Angeles audience give Scorsese an ovation following the DGA membership screening of The Wolf of Wall Street.

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Martin Scorsese: The Wolf of Wall Street

A Director Q&A in Los Angeles

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Wolf Of Wall Street Q&A: Full Talk

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