Martin Scorsese’s “Silence” to premier at Vatican

Martin Scorsese’s 27 year old project which he considers as “obsession” was premiered at Vatican on Tuesday with the presence of 400 priests. The film namesd “Silence” is based on story of 17th-century Jesuit missionaries in Japan. There was no red carpet, and almost certainly none of the usual glamour. A two-minute trailer released this week suggested a film of much anguish and violence. It has already been tipped as an Oscar contender.

Silence is based on the acclaimed 1966 novel of the same name by the Japanese author Shusaku Endo. It is the 17th-century story of two Portuguese Jesuit missionaries, Rodrigues and Garrpe – played by Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver – who travel to Japan to track down their mentor, Father Ferreira.Silence is based on the acclaimed 1966 novel of the same name by the Japanese author Shusaku Endo. It is the 17th-century story of two Portuguese Jesuit missionaries, Rodrigues and Garrpe – played by Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver – who travel to Japan to track down their mentor, Father Ferreira.

​Scorsese read Endo’s novel in 1989, a year after his film The Last Temptation of Christ triggered a storm of controversy over a dream sequence in which Jesus has sex with Mary Magdalene.