Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints is an eight-part docudrama series that premiered on Fox Nation in November 17, 2024.[1]
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| Created by | Matti Leshem |
| Written by | Kent Jones |
| Directed by | Elizabeth Chomko |
| Narrated by | Martin Scorsese |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Network | Fox Nation |
Premise
editMartin Scorsese Presents: The Saints explores the lives of historical Christian saints like John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene, Saint Sebastian, Moses the Black, Thomas Becket, Francis of Assisi, Joan of Arc and Maximilian Kolbe, highlighting their acts.[1]
Cast
edit- Martin Scorsese as the narrator
- Liah O'Prey as Joan of Arc
- Yahya Mahayni as John the Baptist
- Lorenzo de Moor as Sebastian
- Milivoje Obradović as Maximilian Kolbe[2]
Production
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After Raging Bull in the early 1980s, Martin Scorsese considered quitting filmmaking, wanting to travel to Rome to shoot a series of television documentaries on the lives of different saints: "I literally thought it would be my last film," said Scorsese in 2016, referring to Raging Bull. "And at the time, because of the films that Bertolucci and the Tavianis and others had made for RAI, and in particular Roberto Rossellini's historical films, I thought that television was the future of cinema. Or, I should say: television mixed with cinema."[3]
Scorsese intended to set the project up at RAI, and explore the various questions of what it meant to be a saint, and where the figures came from.[3] After the project fell apart, Scorsese channeled his spiritual interests into films such as The Last Temptation of Christ, Kundun, and Silence. Decades later, the series was revived when it was greenlit by Fox Nation.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b White, Peter (March 27, 2024). "Martin Scorsese Sets Docudrama Series 'The Saints' At Fox Nation". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ Bergeson, Samantha (12 November 2024). "Martin Scorsese Teams Up with Fox Nation for the Faith-Based Anthology Series 'The Saints' — Watch Trailer". IndieWire. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ a b Spadaro, Antonio (June 8, 2017). "Silence: Interview with Martin Scorsese". La Civiltà Cattolica. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ "Martin Scorsese on the saints, faith in filmmaking and what his next movie might be". AP News. 2024-11-14. Retrieved 2024-11-14.