Nearly three decades in the making, Martin Scorsese’s adaptation of Silence is finally playing in a few American theatres, and it will expand to the rest of the continent over the next two weeks. To pique the interest of prospective moviegoers, Paramount has released a new featurette on Scorsese’s “passion” for the project, as well as a few clips.
Here is the featurette:
At least three clips from this incredibly challenging film have surfaced online too.
In this one, Fathers Rodrigues (Andrew Garfield) and Garrpe (Adam Driver) itch for a chance to emerge from the hut that they’ve been hiding in, in Japan:
In this one, via Variety, the ex-priest Ferreira (Liam Neeson) tells Rodrigues that his willingness to let others suffer for Jesus is really just a form of pride:
The Backstage Pass blog at Patheos also posted a clip of Fathers Rodrigues and Garrpe disagreeing over whether the Japanese converts should trample an image of Jesus if they are confronted by the inquisitor who is trying to stamp out their faith.
There is also a Japanese trailer for the film now, too:
Check out earlier Silence trailers and other videos here:
- The domestic trailer (November 23, 2016)
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