Recently, SFFILM premiered Martin Scorsese‘s Netflix original film, “The Irishman,” with the filmmaker in attendance. The screening was a success, with Scorsese presenting his latest film to a sold-out crowd, taking in the beauty of the cathedral-like setting of the Castro Theatre, a place that many consider hallowed ground in San Francisco.

“I remember being at the Castro in 1971,” said the filmmaker before he spoke about his reunification with longtime collaborator Robert De Niro.

“It’s a picture that took a number of years to pull together,” said Scorsese. “De Niro and I hadn’t made a film since ‘Casino‘ in 1995, and we were looking for another project for many years. And finally something happened nine years ago, or ten, and this came out of it. And while we were waiting to make it, we became, actually, almost different people, in a sense. And I think that’s reflected, somewhat, in the picture.”

Read the rest of the interview at The Playlist.