Who’s That Knocking at My Door
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Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967) is Martin Scorsese's first theatrical film. It offers an intimate look at life in Little Italy, Manhattan. The movie stars Harvey Keitel as a character who is an alter ego for Scorsese, portraying a sensitive Italian American Catholic struggling with the knowledge that his girlfriend, played by Zina Bethune, had been raped. The film received positive reviews, leading to Scorsese's involvement with the documentary Woodstock. This film is considered a precursor to Scorsese's later work, such as Mean Streets, which revisited similar themes.12
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