The Spiritual Dynamics of Martin Scorsese’s Films
Instructor: John Sirabella
Meetings: Wednesdays 12:30-2:00 PM at Parish Office-Clare Room
Starting Wednesday, September 17, 2025 and Concluding Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Fee: $40.00
Martin Scorsese once said, “I wanted to be a priest. My whole life has been movies and religion. That’s it. Nothing else.” Even when Scorsese tells stories completely removed from faith, he still weaves spiritual themes into the fabric of his films. Scorsese’s so-called “faith trilogy” of films (The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Kundun (1997), and Silence (2016)—with Mean Streets (1973) as the prologue) delves into the human struggle with faith, doubt, suffering, and redemption, while exploring the complexities of religious belief and practice.
During this five-session class, we will discuss the spiritual themes in Scorsese’s films, and focus specifically on his “faith trilogy” and its prologue. The class will need to screen the films, which are readily available on DVD from most public libraries, at home before our discussion.
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