Who's That Knocking at My Door?

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Who's That Knocking at My Door? ★★★ J.R.; I Call First 1968

Interesting debut for Scorsese, in which he exercises many of the themes and techniques that he polished for later films. An autobiographical drama about an Italian-American youth growing up in NYC, focusing on street life, Catholicism and adolescent bonding. Begun as a student film called “I Call First”; later developed into a feature. Keitel's film debut. 90m/B VHS, DVD . Harvey Keitel, Zena Bethune; D: Martin Scorsese.