Marty takes a very close look at the style of Visconti - the ultra-realist Terra Trema, the noir of Ossessione, the beauty of Senso, dwelling long on Fellini and remarking on the flop of Rossellini's Viaggio in Italia - which both he and the New Wave loved.
8 1/2 is exhausting; L'Eclisse looks great - at a time when international cinema was becoming more and more experimental with every film. Loved his remark on the final shot of L'Avventura - that it haunted him and continues to do so. Also his love for the early Fellini I Vitelloni (Nino Rota actually gets a name check), the characters in which were like looking at his own life, and which specifically influenced Mean Streets.
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