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Paul Schrader   

501 Movie Directors: A Comprehensive Guide to the Greatest Filmmakers

Director / Screenwriter
1946 - 
Born July 22, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Key Genres: Drama, Biography, Comedy  TSPDT Rating: 7
Key Collaborators: John Bailey (Cinematographer), Willem Dafoe (Leading Player), Leonard Schrader (Screenwriter), Ed Begley Jr. (Leading Character Player), Christopher Walken (Leading Player), Linda Reisman (Producer), Mary Beth Hurt (Leading Character Player), Michael McKean (Leading Character Player), Ed Lachman (Cinematographer), Kristina Boden (Editor)
Recommended: Light Sleeper (1991), Affliction (1997), Auto Focus (2002)
Worth a Look: Blue Collar (1978), American Gigolo (1980), Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
Links: [ IMDB ] [ All-Movie Guide ] [ Film Reference ] [ Salon Interview ] [ Metro Active Article ] [ Salon Interview (2002) ] [ Film Freak Central Interview (2002) ] [ Guardian Interview (2004) ] [ Screentalk Interview (2002) ] [ Film Comment Article (by Paul Schrader) ] [ Close-Up Film Interview (2007) ] [ Rouge Interview (2007) ]
Books: [ Schrader on Schrader ] [ Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer ]
DVD's: [ Amazon ] 
1,000 Greatest Films: American Gigolo (1980), Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), Light Sleeper (1991)
 

 

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