A screen icon has shared details of her tumultuous marriage to Martin Scorsese – revealing the Oscar-winning director’s often fiery temper.

Italian actress and model Isabella Rossellini was married to Goodfellas and Gangs of New York director Scorsese from 1979 to 1982.

During this time, the filmmaker was hard at work on two of his greatest hits – Raging Bull (1980) and King of Comedy (1982), both of which starred Robert De Niro.

Rossellini opens up about their time together in the new Apple TV docu-series Mr. Scorsese, which was released on streaming last week.

In the third episode of the series, Rossellini reveals the ‘volcanic’ temper buried beneath the director’s 5’3″ exterior – which was not directed at her, but made for what she calls a ‘complex’ relationship.

‘He could get real

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