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Silence

Silence

Drama, History

In the seventeenth century, two Jesuit priests face violence and persecution when they travel to Japan to locate their mentor and propagate Catholicism.

The critical consensus

If you want GoodFellas 2, be warned this is more Kundun, as Scorsese blends his twin religions of Catholicism and cinema to considerable effect.

****(*)Jamie Graham, Total Film, 10/12/2016

Less showy than The Last Temptation Of Christ, more gripping than Kundun, the third part of Scorsese’s unofficial ‘religious’ trilogy is beautifully made, staggeringly ambitious and utterly compelling.

****(*)Ian Freer, Empire Online, 12/12/2016

Fervent in its telling and unusually cerebral, Silence is a paragon of integrity from one of modern filmmaking's most reliable maestros.

****(*)Emma Simmonds, The List, 20/12/2016

A 159-minute slow burn which will probably resonate more deeply with the Catholic faithful.

****(*)Trevor Johnston, Little White Lies, 31/12/2016

This drama about two Christian priests’ quest to find their mentor in 17th-century Japan is sometimes hard work, but is full of conviction.

***(*)(*)Mark Kermode, The Observer, 01/01/2017

If you like Scorsese and you like rich, complex cinema, then this is a challenging but very rewarding way to start your 2017 cinema-going.

****(*)Allan Hunter, Daily Express, 30/12/2016

As it stands, it’s an impressive but flawed film that can’t avoid being the first real disappointment of the year.

***(*)(*)Kevin Wight, TVBomb, 03/01/2017

Interesting up to a point, but over the course of three hours it becomes rather monotonous, particularly as Scorsese undercuts his own meticulously composed images with reams of deadening voice-over describing exactly what’s happening on screen.

***(*)(*)Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 04/01/2017


Features about Silence

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

Edinburgh Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Friday February 17, 2017, until Thursday February 23, 2017. More info: www.filmhousecinema.com

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