Just ahead of Easter, Martin Scorsese’s docudrama series about the saints has featured the queen of all saints: Mary, the mother of Jesus.
“Mary is an unbelievably inspiring character,” Matti Leshem, creator of “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints,” said. “Regardless of your level of faith, you should be moved by her. You should be moved by her love.”
Leshem, who also serves as a director and executive producer of the series, spoke with OSV News about the second season of “The Saints” and its new episode called “Mary.”
The hour-long extended episode promises to bring Mary’s story to life, beginning with her betrothal to Joseph. Hosted, narrated, and executive produced by Scorsese, an award-winning filmmaker, the special Easter episode is now available following its 27 March debut on Fox Nation, a subscription streaming service.
“She is the quintessential mother – and whether or not you believe that Mary is the Mother of God, on some level, she is mother of us all,” Leshem said. Leshem, who is Jewish, echoed Scorsese, a Catholic, and his commentary in the episode.
In the Easter special, Scorsese exhibits a careful, personal approach toward the Blessed Virgin Mary. He remembers the importance of Easter growing up in New York’s “Little Italy” neighbourhood in the 1940s, and goes on to speak about presenting Mary in a way that reveals her maternal humanity.
Scorcese says in his commentary, “We made this episode in an attempt to get closer to Mary, the mother of Jesus and really for so many of us all around the world, the mother of us all.”
