Explore every angle of Martin Scorseses psychological thriller Taxi Driver in this photographic translation of the neo-noir film. Working as a unit photographer on the movie, Steve Schapiro recorded every moment of the narrative, both on set and behind the scenes. This XXL experience also includes an introduction from the director Scorsese himself.
Taxi Driver has long been regarded as a cinematic milestone, and Robert DeNiros portrait of a trigger-happy psychopath with a mohawk is widely believed to be one of the greatest performances ever filmed. Time magazine includes the film in its list of 100 Greatest Movies, saying: The power of Scorseses filmmaking grows ever more punishing with the passage of time.
Steve Schapirowhose photographs were featured in TASCHENs Godfather Family Albumwas the special photographer on the set of Taxi Driver, capturing the films most intense and violent moments from behind the scenes. This bookmore than a film-still book, rather a pure photo book in its own rightfeatures hundreds of unseen images selected from Schapiros archives, painting a chilling portrait of a deranged gunman in the angry climate of the post-Vietnam era.
Limited Collectors Edition of 1,000 copies, each numbered and signed by Steve Schapiro.
