Review of Silence (2016) by Joe Morgenstern for Wall Street Journal — 22 Dec 2016
This is filmmaking as an act of devotion, and exploration — not just of the nature of faith but of faith’s obverse, abject doubt. The production is physically beautiful, and evokes the beauties of classic Japanese films, but the substance makes few concessions to conventional notions of entertainment.
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This review of Silence (2016) was written by Joe Morgenstern and published by Wall Street Journal on 22 Dec 2016.
Silence has generally received positive reviews.
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