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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Andrew Pulver

Martin Scorsese: obsession with box office takings is ‘repulsive’

Martin Scorsese at the New York film festival.
Martin Scorsese at the New York film festival. Photograph: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for FLC

Martin Scorsese has denounced what he calls the “focus on numbers” in the film world, calling it “repulsive” and “insulting”.

Speaking at the New York film festival, and in remarks reported by IndieWire, he said that “cinema is devalued, demeaned, belittled from all sides, not necessarily the business side but certainly the art”.

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