Martin Scorsese set to direct another Jesus film after meeting Pope Francis
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Martin Scorsese is on a post-Cannes tour of Italy where over the weekend the director, known for having a religious bent, met with Pope Francis and announced that he will make a film about Jesus.
I have responded to the Popes appeal to artists in the only way I know how: by imagining and writing a screenplay for a film about Jesus. And Im about to start making it," Variety cited Italian media as Scorsese saying.
Martin Scorsese's Jesuit connection with Pope Francis?
In 2016, Scorsese released a film called Silence. It was a historical drama based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Shsaku End. Set in the 17th century, the story followed two Jesuit priests, Father Rodrigues (Andrew Garfield) and Father Garupe (Adam Driver), who travel to Japan to find their mentor, Father Ferreira (played by Liam Neeson). The film explored themes of faith, doubt, and the clash of cultures. Among other things, the film explored the persecution of Jesuit priests in Japan after the Shimabara Rebellion.
Pope Francis, notably, is a Jesuit priest and the first pope of the order.
How Scorsese's new Jesus movie will be different from The Last Temptation of Christ
It seems the new Jesus movie by Scorsese will be more of a biopic than The Last Temptation of Christ, which explored an internal struggle within Jesus. Scorsese is of Italian descent and was born in the United States, and thus his mob movies are inevitably based on the Italian-American mafia.
His Italian heritage and Catholic upbringing have made him what he is. He is likely not very religious, though. He might just be like his many heroes (or anti-heroes) Catholic, but quite indifferent to the actual teachings and commandments.
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Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 4:03 am