Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints
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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 |
Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints is an upcoming eight-part docudrama series set to premiere on Fox Nation in November 17th, 2024.[1]
Premise
[edit]Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints explores the lives and sacrifices of historical 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.[2]
Production
[edit]Development
[edit]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 saint, and where the figures came from.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ White, Peter (March 27, 2024). "Martin Scorsese Sets Docudrama Series 'The Saints' At Fox Nation". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ "Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints (TV series 2024– ) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ a b Spadaro, Antonio (June 8, 2017). "Silence: Interview with Martin Scorsese". La Civiltà Cattolica. Retrieved September 11, 2023.