Man to Man: An Obsession, The Pierre Passebon Collection
Pierre Passebon and Florent Barbarossa
Since his emergence in the early seventies, Martin Scorsese has become one of the most respected names in cinema. Classics such as Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and Goodfellas are regularly cited as being among the finest films ever made.
This lavish retrospective is a fitting tribute to a remarkable director, now into his sixth decade in cinema and showing no signs of slowing up. Leading film writer Tom Shone draws on his in-depth knowledge and distinctive viewpoint to present refreshing commentaries on all twenty-three main features, from the rarely shown Who’s That Knocking at My Door (1967) to the latest release, The Irishman (2019), as well as covering Scorsese’s parallel career as a documentary maker.
Florent Barbarossa is an independent auctioneer and expert in male nudes in art. He has been organizing the “Masculin/Masculin” auctions at Drouot since 2014.
Pierre Passebon is a collector and founder of the Galerie du Passage in Paris.