Mr. Scorsese, a five-part portrait of Martin Scorsese directed by Rebecca Miller is now available to stream on Apple TV. The series pares back the myth and aims for the man — the films, the faith, the friendships and the private archives that shaped one of modern cinema’s most influential voices.
Mr. Scorsese is a five-part documentary that stitches archival material, candid interviews and fresh reflections into an intimate biography of the director behind Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas and more. Rebecca Miller — herself an accomplished filmmaker — directs with an eye for contextual detail, letting collaborators and family members help tell the story alongside Scorsese’s own commentary. The series leans on rarely seen footage from Scorsese’s private archives, a selling point Apple and reviewers have highlighted.
The series reads like a who’s-who of Scorsese’s circle. Expect extended conversations with frequent collaborators and subjects including Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio and editor Thelma Schoonmaker, plus a broader constellation of peers and friends — from Steven Spielberg to Margot Robbie and Mick Jagger.
Rebecca Miller organizes the series around recurring themes rather than a strict chronology. Early episodes chart Scorsese’s upbringing in Queens, the impact of serious childhood asthma on his attention to film, and the Catholic moral architecture that keeps showing up in his characters. Later episodes dig into the practical and political side of moviemaking: studio fights, casting gambles, and Scorsese’s sometimes contentious relationships with producers and the Hollywood establishment.
The series dissects formal choices — camera movement, editing rhythms, scoring — and ties them back to the director’s influences in Italian neorealism and European art cinema. Editors and collaborators walk viewers through specific sequences, which makes the show useful both as biography and as a mini-masterclass.
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