Scorsese is turning his sights to a story of missionaries in 17th century Japan. \u201cSilence\u201d is a long-cherished project that he hopes to shoot partially in Japan in summer 2008.<\/p>\n
Although it\u2019s a period piece, Scorsese thinks it has lessons for America today.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt raises a lot of questions about foreign cultures coming in and imposing their way of thinking on another culture they know nothing about,\u201d Scorsese told The Associated Press on Thursday \u2014 raising his eyebrows just to make the point absolutely clear.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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