I am not a Scorsese fanatic but I liked several of his films, the most notable of which for me are Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Last Temptation of Christ, The Departed and Gangs of New York. I am embarrassed to admit that I haven’t seen Taxi Driver yet. Anyway, as I am now looking forward to seeing Shutter Island, it was recently announced that Daniel Day-Lewis, Benicio del Toro and Gael Garcia Bernal are going to be cast members of the film adaptation of Shusaku Endo’s novel Silence.
Silence is one of the most fascinating novels I’ve read and its set in sixteenth century Japan. It tells of the story of a Jesuit missionary who travels to Japan and endures persecution in the time of the Hidden Christians. Reminds me of my favorite Graham Greene novels, particularly The Power and the Glory. Can’t wait to see it in the theaters.
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