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How Andrew Garfield learned to suffer like the saints

Garfield prepped for a year to play the role of a Jesuit missionary held captive

MARTIN SCORSESE’S LATEST MOVIE, SILENCE, defies easy summarization. Says the director: “It’s hard to talk about, because the questions are so profound and so basic that it sounds pretentious: What is existence? Who are we? What is the human condition?” The film’s star Andrew Garfield doesn’t fare much better, concluding, “It feels like a long prayer.”

The plot is straightforward enough.

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