Killers of The Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese: The Burning Plain | Cannes 76

21 May, 2023

In an interview that he gave for Deadline shortly before the premiere of Killers of the Flower Moon, which quickly became viral, Martin Scorsese gave the following answer upon being asked if he still has the energy to direct at his age: “Got to. Got to. Yeah. (...) The whole world has opened up to me, but it’s too late. It’s too late. I’m old. I read stuff. I see things. I want to tell stories, and there’s no more time. Kurosawa, when he got his Oscar, (...) he said, “I’m only now beginning to see the possibility of what cinema could be, and it’s too late.” He was 83. At the time, I said, “What does he mean?” Now I know what he means.”

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Film critic & journalist. Collaborates with local and international outlets, programs a short film festival - BIEFF, does occasional moderating gigs and is working on a PhD thesis about home movies. At Films in Frame, she writes the monthly editorial - The State of Cinema and is the magazine's main festival reporter.