Martin Scorsese’s untold life explored in Apple TV’s ‘Mr. Scorsese’: Discover the details

Martin Scorsese’s immortal screen legacy is untouchable — and well known.

What remains in the shadows of the legendary auteur’s life beyond his career is ready to be unveiled for a new docuseries, Mr. Scorsese, directed by Rebecall Miller and set for premiere on October 17.

Here’s what the project has revealed so far:

1. Scorsese’s experience with violence began before he was even old enough to remember the details

As per Rolling Stone, the filmmaker, well acquainted with violence onscreen, initially became aware of it in real life following the events of a hazy day from his childhood. In his Queens neighbourhood, “full of fellow Italian-Americans and an upwardly mobile, lower-middle-class vibe”, Scorsese’s father got into a street scuffle with the landlord and “I remember someone brought out an axe” is all he can recall about the event.

2. The ‘Taxi Driver’ filmmaker was not always the most doting of fathers

While Scorsese is often seen engaging in quirky TikTok material for the entertainment of his youngest daughter, Francesca Scorsese, his elder daughters — Domenica Cameron-Scorsese and Cathy Scorsese — have shared a side of him which reveal that this doting nature is only recently developed. According to PEOPLE, “In the series, the Academy Award winning director and his older daughters openly discuss how Martin was not always the most present parent during the earlier parts of his career in the 1970s”, with Cathy adding that at one point during the decade, she only saw her father “once or twice a year”.

3. He deserted his aspirations for priesthood after realising that “the world is changing”

“I began to realize the world is changing. It was early rock and roll and the old world was dying out. I became aware of life around me. Falling in love or being attracted to girls, not that you’re acting out on it, but there were these feelings, and I suddenly realized it’s much more complicated than this. You can’t shut yourself off,” Scorsese recounts in the upcoming documentary.

4. He made his directorial debut with a romantic comedy

The director known for a professional oeuvre bordering on the very opposite side of the genre, Martin Scorsese actually ventured into his career with the romantic comedy Who’s That Knocking at My Door, released in 1967. The detail is notable for another reason — his directorial debut is often widely believed to be 1972’s crime drama, Boxcar Bertha.