Who's That Knocking at My Door
Who's That Knocking at My Door
“ Mean Streets was just around the corner. ”
CINEMA1968-09-08
RegionUS
Runtime90 MIN
Media TypeMovie
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“Youth, desire, and Catholic guilt are already present here, establishing the conflicted New York masculinity Scorsese would revisit for decades.”
Storyline
A Catholic New Yorker falls in love with a girl and wants to marry her, but he struggles to accept her past and what it means for their future.
DIRECTOR / DirectorTOPIC
Martin Scorsese
KEYWORDS
italian americancatholic guilt
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