In the process of shaving, a young man cuts himself. A lot.In the process of shaving, a young man cuts himself. A lot.In the process of shaving, a young man cuts himself. A lot.
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- TriviaThis film is included in the "Martin Scorsese Shorts" set, released by the Criterion Collection, spine #1,030.
- Crazy creditsWhiteness - Herman Melville
- Alternate versionsSome prints allegedly contain a final title card connecting the film to the Vietnam War, though such prints are no longer in circulation, nor is it on the videocassette version.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Scene by Scene: Martin Scorsese (1998)
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Scorsese's bloodiest film
The ritual of shaving and it's risks is explored by a young Scorsese. Surely every man has felt the fear/temptation of cutting one's self with a razor. A typical outlet for his self-loathing Catholic guilt, the gore is contrapuntally balanced by incongruous music on the soundtrack. Bunny Berigan's "I Can't Get Started" recalls the blackly comic ending to "Dr. Strangelove" with "We'll Meet Again" accompanying images of nuclear holocaust. Strangely, the young man in the feature is not in need of a shave in the slightest. And he shaves a second time in a row, the second time with bloody consequences. As other reviewers have posted, there may be some symbolic significance to this short film. Knowing Scorsese, it undoubtedly operates on many levels. It is to his credit as a filmmaker that he is able to make a solitary, mundane task so attention-grabbing.
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