Casino - Softcover

Pileggi, Nicholas; Scorsese, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571179924 ISBN 13: 9780571179923

Publisher: Faber and Faber, 1996

Synopsis

With the intensity of a Jacobean tragedy, "Casino" unfolds its tale of a love triangle between a gambler, his wife, and his henchman amid the glittering, festering Babylon of Las Vegas. The film makes daring use of voice-over and rapidly shifting points of view and time frame, leaving conventional film language far behind.

About this title

About the Author:

Born in Queens, New York, in 1942, Martin Scorsese seriously contemplated the priesthood but finally embraced cinema and, following Mean Streets (1973) emerged as the pre-eminent American director of his generation. Taxi Driver won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1976; Raging Bull (1980) is considered the greatest American film of its decade. During the 90s, he made GoodFellas (1990) and Casino (1995). In the past decade he has made, Gangs of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004) and Shutter Island (2010). He received an Oscar of Best Director for The Departed in 2007.

Synopsis:

The screenplay of a Martin Scorsese film dealing with the violent triangular relationship between gambler Ace Rothstein, his wife Ginger (a former prostitute), and his strong-arm associate, Nick Santoro. The story is set amid a glittering, festering Babylon in which appearance is everything.

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber and Faber
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0571179924
• ISBN 13: 9780571179923
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256