text: In one of this director's films, the opening credits are preceded by a triple axial cut towards the protagonist's face as his head hits his pillow.
full_question: In one of this director's films, the opening credits are preceded by a triple axial cut towards the protagonist's face as his head hits his pillow. This director's self-identified "best film" is a documentary set at an Elizabeth Street apartment featuring conversations with his parents Charles and Catherine. The protagonist of one of his films has a secret affair with his epileptic cousin and holds his hand over open flames in a restaurant kitchen and in church. This director used what he calls a "priest's-eye view" shot to show the aftermath of a massacre in a brothel run by the pimp Sport. In that film of his, the child prostitute Iris fascinates the disturbed title character, Travis Bickle. For 10 points, name this Italian-American director of Mean Streets and Taxi Driver.
first_sentence: In one of this director's films, the opening credits are preceded by a triple axial cut towards the protagonist's face as his head hits his pillow.
raw_answer: Martin Scorsese