Originally published at National Catholic Register
On the heels of his announcement that he will make a film about the life of Jesus, controversial film director Martin Scorsese has now completed a docudrama series for Fox Nation called The Saints.
Discussing the project during a private screening in New York City Nov. 14, Scorsese said this project is the fruition of an idea he’s been ruminating on for years.
“I grew up practically living in St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral downtown and contemplating, meditating on those statues, of those saints, different saints — and wondering about their stories: What is a saint? This is something superhuman? Can they achieve something easier than we can, because we’re human beings? And of course, I realize, no. The point is that they’re human and that there are aspects of them that we can have as a good example to follow or to inspire us.”
Liah O’Prey plays Joan of Arc in the docudrama series Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints:(Photo: Slobodan Pikula )[email protected]
Produced as an eight-part series, the Oscar-winning director’s project focuses on the lives of St. Joan of Arc, St. Francis of Assisi, St. John the Baptist, St. Thomas Becket, St. Mary Magdalene, St. Moses the Black, St.
