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Who's That Knocking At My Door / I Call First (1967)

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Date: 26 Sep 2015 14:40:00
Who's That Knocking At My Door / I Call First (1967)

Who's That Knocking At My Door (1967)
DVD5 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC 16:9 | Cover + DVD Scan | 01:29:41 | 4,23 Gb
Audio: English 1.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Genre: Drama

Director: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Harvey Keitel, Zina Bethune, Anne Collette

J.R. is a typical Italian-American on the streets of New York. When he gets involved with a local girl, he decides to get married and settle down, but when he learns that she was once raped, he cannot handle it. More explicitly linked with Catholic guilt than Scorsese's later work, we see what happens to J.R. when his religious guilt catches up with him.

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In 1968 Martin Scorsese's first feature-length motion picture, Who's That Knocking at My Door, received only a warm reception at the Chicago Film Festival. The low budget, independent film did not create a splash—indeed, for many years few people got the chance to see it—but it shows the beginnings of Scorsese's immense talent, which, at the time, was raw and in need of fine tuning.

Who's That Knocking At My Door / I Call First (1967)

Unlike many of Scorsese's future works, Who's That Knocking at My Door is a highly elliptic exhibition in filmmaking. The script, written by Scorsese, is a character study of J.R. (Harvey Keitel), a young New Yorker of Sicilian heritage. He still lives at home with his mom, but spends most of his time roaming the streets with his friends Joey (Lennard Kuras) and Sally Gaga (Michael Scala). Joey is the trio's leader, but none of the three men appear to have much ambition beyond hanging around the bar and gambling with money they don't have. All of this changes for J.R., however, when he meets a young girl (Zina Bethune) at the ferry station.

Who's That Knocking At My Door / I Call First (1967)

J.R.'s first encounter with the girl is the highlight, thanks in equal part to the dialogue and the filmmaking. There's a naturalism to the former, such as the two of them talking about movies like The Searchers, that is rarely heard in movies. Instead of opting for stylized, snappy rhythms and punchlines, Scorsese allows the two actors to speak with a seemingly unscripted approach that might be dull to some, but will most likely ring true. The editing (by Thelma Schoonmaker) provides a textbook example of how to make a scene interesting. If the scene had been shot and edited with the conventional shot-reverse-shot formula, it would likely bore the audience to death. The camera floats around the two characters, as if the audience is eavesdropping on an intensely personal moment. Unlike the style of Michael Bay's work, the camera movement is so fluid that it is barely noticeable and Schoonmaker's editing merges the shots together so well that the edits are largely unnoticeable.

Who's That Knocking At My Door / I Call First (1967)

After their chance meeting, J.R. and the girl begin to date. Her introduction into his life, as a college-educated girl from outside of Little Italy, opens J.R. up to many possibilities that he never would have recognized without her guidance. Unfortunately, the social structure around J.R., as well as his own prejudices and immaturities, makes their relationship tumultuous. Some might interpret Who's That Knocking at My Door as a misogynistic film, but in all honesty it is not. There is a difference between the film being sexist and its lead character being a sexist. J.R.'s views of women are narrow-minded, and it is understandable that Scorsese is attempting to exorcise his own chauvinistic views of women through his art. In this regard, Scorsese's debut is a complete success because the girl is the most mature, multi-dimensional character in the film. One gets the sense that J.R. could be three-dimensional, but that he chooses not to be.

Who's That Knocking At My Door / I Call First (1967)

Despite the successes of this work, there also are some downfalls. Most notable is an abrupt orgy scene in the middle of the film (producer Joseph Weill demanded its inclusion, or else he would not have released it) that barely fits into the picture. Despite being tastefully done, the scene is superfluous and only interrupts the narrative flow. The direction of the material is strong, but it is also apparent that this is the work of a young, unpolished filmmaker. To be sure, that is part of its strength, but it also means that at times things are not as tightly told as they should be, and at others things are left as too abstract. Scorsese's talent is on display here, but it is a far cry away from his later successes, Taxi Driver and Raging Bull.

Who's That Knocking At My Door / I Call First (1967)

The acting is strong, especially by Harvey Keitel. For some odd reason, Keitel never achieved the kind of commercial success his compatriots did, and watching his portrayal of J.R. makes one realize how much of a shame this is. With tremendous grace, Keitel perfectly captures the struggle, tenderness, and insecurities that make up J.R. Zina Bethune is also impressive as the girl, creating a naïve, yet strong, woman that embodies the conflict between the modernizing world and the outdated norms of Little Italy. However, it is Scorsese that brings all of the elements together to make this impressive, although flawed, debut film.
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Who's That Knocking At My Door / I Call First (1967)

Special Features:
- Audio Commentary by Director Martin Scorsese and Directorial Assistant Mardik Martin
- "From The Classroom To The Streets" featurette (12:39)

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