Martin Scorsese: With Jason Momoa and Gerard Butler in front of the camera

Martin Scorsese
With Jason Momoa and Gerard Butler in front of the camera

Received at the Berlinale Martin Scorsese (81) received the Honorary Golden Bear on Tuesday for his life’s work as a director. Now the “Killers of the Flower Moon” maker is expanding his portfolio as an actor. The Oscar winner (2006 for “The Departed”) plays a supporting role in the film “In the Hand of Dante”. He embodies a man who inspired the poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) when he wrote his masterpiece “Divine Comedy”.

In “In the Hand of Dante,” occasional actor Scorsese shares the screen with several greats in their field. The main role is played by Oscar Isaac (44), alongside him are “Aquaman” Jason Momoa (44), “Wonder Woman” Gal Gadot (38), Gerard Butler (54), John Malkovich (70) and Al Pacino (83). . Martin Scorsese filmed “The Irishman” with the latter in 2019.

“Can’t take my eyes off him”: Director Schnabel praises Scorsese

The film is directed by the painter and filmmaker Julian Schnabel (72, “Van Gogh – On the Threshold of Eternity”). In conversation with “Variety” he praised the performance of his fellow director. “He’s extraordinary in the film. You can’t take your eyes off him,” he enthused about Scorsese’s part, which he described as an important role.

“In the Hand of Dante” not only tells how Dante wrote the “Divine Comedy”, but also how the manuscript of the work circulates in the present and falls into the hands of a gangster. The film, which is based on the novel of the same name by Nick Tosches (1949-2019), does not yet have a release date. According to Variety, it could be shown at the Venice Film Festival this summer.

Martin Scorsese as an actor

“In the Hand of Dante” is not Martin Scorsese’s first outing as an actor. The New Yorker has already appeared in several films as versions of himself, for example in the satire “The Player” (1992). His biggest role to date was that of Vincent Van Gogh in “Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams”, one of the great Japanese director’s last films.

Martin Scorsese also repeatedly appeared in front of the camera in his own films – sometimes as a cameo in the style of Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) or in small speaking roles. In “Killers of the Flower Moon” he ended up playing the host of a radio show.

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