Rebecca Miller on Making 'Mr. Scorsese': How She Got the Legendary Director to Open Up
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Summary
Documentary filmmaker Rebecca Miller, wife of actor Daniel Day-Lewis, recounts how she landed the opportunity to direct Apple TV+'s five-part documentary series 'Mr. Scorsese' about legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese. Miller had to audition for the role by creating a sample reel, and the Covid pandemic unexpectedly freed up Scorsese's schedule, allowing him to participate more fully in the project. The documentary offers an intimate look at Scorsese's life and career, with unprecedented access to the director.
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· 1 pulledI cold-called his producing partner in documentaries, Margaret Bodde, and I said: 'Look, this is crazy — I know somebody must be making a b...
'Mr. Scorsese' director Rebecca Miller reveals how she got Martin Scorsese to open up about his life, and then Covid gave him the time to do it.
