While still fairly long, that puts the film much more in line with traditional expectations for awards season-friendly historical dramas.
Nevertheless, Scorsese’s new film Silence is an even bigger deal than usual, being based on a celebrated historical novel that Scorsese has been wanting to bring to the big screen for decades.
A new Martin Scorsese film will always be one of the most anticipated films of the year, regardless of when it’s released or what it’s about.
Whereas Mr. Scorsese creates this kind of sacred circle on the set always, this invisible circle.