Silence is a 2016 period drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Jay Cocks and Scorsese, based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Shūsaku Endō. Set in Nagasaki, Japan, the film was shot entirely in Taiwan around Taipei. The film stars Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano, and Ciarán Hinds.[1] The plot follows two 17th century Jesuit priests who travel from Portugal to Japan to locate their missing mentor, Cristóvão Ferreira, and spread Catholic Christianity. The story is set in the time of Kakure Kirishitan ("Hidden Christians"), following the suppression of the Shimabara Rebellion (1637–1638) of Japanese Roman Catholics against the Tokugawa shogunate.[2]
A long-time passion project for Scorsese, which he developed for over 25 years, the film premiered at the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome on November 29, 2016,[3] and was released in the United States on December 23, 2016. The American Film Institute and National Board of Review both selected Silence as one of their top ten films of the year.[4][5] The film also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography at the 89th Academy Awards.[6]
Silence is the last of Scorsese's trilogy of film epics about religious figures struggling with challenges to faith, following The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and Kundun (1997).
Top ten lists
editSilence was listed on numerous critics' top ten lists.[7]
- 1st – Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times
- 1st – Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
- 1st – Sean Mulvihill, FanboyNation[8]
- 2nd – Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
- 2nd – Glenn Kenny, RogerEbert.com
- 3rd – Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
- 3rd – Scott Tobias, The Village Voice[9]
- 4th – Ben Kenigsberg and Scout Tafoya, RogerEbert.com
- 4th – William Bibbiani, CraveOnline
- 4th – Chris Cabin and Brian Formo, Collider
- 5th – Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
- 5th – Stephanie Zacharek, Time
- 5th – Patrick McGavin and Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com
- 5th – Bilge Ebiri, LA Weekly
- 6th – Katie Rife, The A.V. Club
- 7th – Keith Phipps, Uproxx
- 8th – Alissa Wilkinson, Vox
- 8th – Aubrey Page, Collider
- 8th – Witney Seibold, CraveOnline
- 9th – Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter
- 9th – Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times
- 9th – Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, The A.V. Club
- 10th – Peter Sobczynski, RogerEbert.com
- Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Walter Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
- Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Stephen Whitty, The Star-Ledger
Accolades
editIn addition to competitive awards for which the film received accolades, the American Film Institute and National Board of Review both selected Silence as one of their top ten films of the year.[4][5]
See also
edit- Silence (1971 film), an earlier version directed by Masahiro Shinoda
References
edit- ^ "Martin Scorsese Locks Funding for 'Silence'". Variety. Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ "Silence release date sets Martin Scorsese's passion project up for Oscars Archived December 1, 2016, at the Wayback Machine". The Independent. September 27, 2016.
- ^ Nick Vivarelli (November 30, 2016). "Martin Scorsese Meets Pope Francis and Talks Jesuit History Prior to 'Silence' Screening". Variety. Archived from the original on January 5, 2017.
On Tuesday, "Silence" screened for roughly 300 Jesuit priests at the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome, in what amounted to the film's de facto world premiere. Scorsese discussed the film with those viewers immediately after the screening.
- ^ a b Hipes, Patrick (December 8, 2016). "AFI Awards: Best Of 2016 Film List Includes 'Silence', 'Hacksaw Ridge' & More". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ a b c "2016 Award Winners". National Board of Review. November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ a b Craig, Barboza (February 17, 2017). "Oscars: 'Silence' Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto on His Partnership With Martin Scorsese". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- ^ "Best of 2016: Film Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Archived from the original on December 13, 2016.
- ^ Sean Mulvihill, Review of Silence [1]. FanboyNation.
- ^ "The 2016 Village Voice Film Critics' Poll". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ Rahman, Abid (December 15, 2016). "Denzel Washington's 'Fences' Leads Nominations for AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 26, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- ^ "Oscar Nominations: Complete List". Variety. January 24, 2017. Archived from the original on January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ Kristopher, Tapley (January 11, 2017). "'Arrival,' 'La La Land,' 'Lion,' 'Moonlight' and 'Silence' Score ASC Nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "The 2016 Chicago Film Critics Association Award Nominees". Chicago Film Critics Association. December 11, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ Greene, Steve (December 19, 2016). "2016 IndieWire Critics Poll: Full List of Results". IndieWire. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ "'Moonlight' and 'Love and Friendship' Lead London Film Critics' Circle Nominations". Variety. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ "42nd Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2016 Winners". Los Angeles Film Critics Association. December 4, 2016. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ "Awards for 2016". National Society of Film Critics. January 7, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ Flores, Marshall (December 9, 2016). "San Francisco Film Critics Circle Nominations!". Awards Daily. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (December 12, 2016). "'Moonlight' Named Best Picture by San Francisco Film Critics Circle". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 13, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ Giardina, Carolyn (January 10, 2016). "'Rogue One' Leads Visual Effects Society Feature Competition With 7 Nominations As 'Doctor Strange,' 'Jungle Book' Grab 6 Each". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 12, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2017.