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THE PASSION OF MARTIN SCORSESE

A Critical Study of the Films

by Annette Wernblad

As we look back in history there are those names that truly define

their own medium; Picasso, da Vinci, Shakespeare, Beethoven, to

name a few. And a thousand years from now, as the history of film

unfolds, there will surely be one name for future generations that is

synonymous with master filmmaking and the word cinema;

and that name is Mr. Martin Scorsese.

Leonardo DiCaprio (presenting Scorsese with the Cecil B. DeMille Award

at the 2010 Golden Globes)

THE BOOK:

Martin Scorsese is one of the most spellbinding directors of all time, and he has an unequalled gift for getting under the skin of his audience, revealing sides of us that we would perhaps rather not look at. He communicates by means of archetypal and mythological structures that are older than Stonehenge, older than the Pyramids. Over the years I have been digging ever deeper in order to unearth the treasures this master artist has hidden for us to discover in the innermost recesses of his work.

The Passion of Martin Scorsese is my upcoming book which will be published in the fall of 2010 by McFarland & Company.

The book is a step-by-step analysis of the deepest themes, symbols and structures in each of his films from the early shorts to his latest feature films, The Departed which won four Academy Awards and the upcoming Shutter Island.

The purpose of my book is to provide the reader with an understanding of these important films, and how they can transform our lives if we have the courage to truly listen to what they are telling us. Films speak the language of the unconscious, and Scorsese offers a powerful shortcut directly into the caves where we have buried our darkest, most painful secrets. The central argument of this book is that Scorsese's films presents us with an invaluable opportunity to look deep within ourselves and retrieve forgotten powers that we need if we are to transfigure and heal our lives and the world we live in.

The Passion of Martin Scorsese examines each of Scorsese’s works as a mythological journey through which the main character is offered an opportunity for psychological and spiritual enlightenment, for seeing, accepting and embracing rejected traits in himself.

The book argues that these characters are reflections of each and every one of us, that Scorsese’s films hold up a mirror, offering us, the audience, a similar opportunity to learn essential truths about ourselves, truths that we have an acute need for if we are to transform ourselves and the world we live in.

Leonardo DiCaprio as Teddy Daniels in Shutter Island

THE AUTHOR:

In my career as a teacher, speaker and writer, I explore works of art – mainly films – that symbolically depict the labyrinth of the human heart and mind. This is my life’s work, and I have spent the past 15 years submerged in the breathtaking films of Martin Scorsese.

I am Annette Wernblad. I live in and work out of Copenhagen. I have a degree in American Studies and Film Studies from the University of Copenhagen. For ten years I was employed by the University of Copenhagen at the English Institute, and I still teach film studies at the Extramural Department there.

I own my own business, Catharsis Copenhagen, where over the past decades I have been leading intensive courses, workshops and seminars on mythology and archetypal psychology in film for business executives, advertising agencies, and psychologists as well as for private clients. In 1992 I published the book Brooklyn Is Not Expanding: Woody Allen’s Comic Universe at Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.

I am considered the foremost authority on Martin Scorsese in this country and I have lectured at leading European universities as well as appeared on Danish national television as the local Scorsese expert. Prominent people such as Cheryl Richardson, Debbie Ford, Martin Scorsese, Thelma Schoonmaker, and Leonardo DiCaprio have enthusiastically supported this book and have offered invaluable support at various stages.

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Brooklyn Is Not Expanding: Woody Allen’s Comic Universe

Buy the book:

Read excerpts from the book here

As one of many who have attended Annette's classes on the hero myth and journey in the movies I cannot recommend her writings and teaching on the topic highly enough. I've always felt enriched after these courses and watching movies today is an even greater pleasure than it was before I got aquainted with Annette's enlightening thoughts.

Henrik Søndergaard Frederiksen (Senior Vice President)

Of all the lectures we had during the entire year at the European Film College, Annette's was definitely my favorite. Keep up the good work!

Varg Strande, Film maker

Stay in touch:

join my amazing Scorsese page on Facebook
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