Italian-American stars in food
Martin Scorsese's Italianamerican — The Documentary With His Mother's Sauce
Martin Scorsese's 1974 documentary Italianamerican features his parents talking about family life, and his mother's sauce recipe appears in the end credits.
In Italianamerican, Scorsese interviews his parents, Catherine and Charles, in their New York apartment while his mother cooks. Her tomato sauce recipe runs in the credits.
The food
- Tomato sauce with meatballs
Larry says: “A man makes a movie about his mom's sauce. I respect him more than any director alive.”
An in-character joke, not a quote from the film, show or person.
Questions
- What is Italianamerican?
- A 1974 Martin Scorsese documentary about his parents, ending with his mother's sauce recipe.