Schrader keeps it low-key in this slow-burn drama about a convict-turned-gardener who takes on a young woman caught in bad company as an apprentice.
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Schrader keeps it low-key in this slow-burn drama about a convict-turned-gardener who takes on a young woman caught in bad company as an apprentice.
Oscar Isaac headlines this low-key, slow-burn thriller about a poker player with a haunted past, directed with the minimum of fuss by Schrader.
Schraderโs terrific work here treads familiar thematic ground as his โTaxi Driverโ, but make no mistake, this character study on guilt and salvation is stylistically a different animal.
One of the most visually-stunning biopics ever made, this complexly-layered work about art, politics, memory and imagination is arguably Paul Schraderโs finest moment as a filmmaker.
Continue reading →Paul Schrader examines the nature of religious faith amid a severe erosion of morality, backed by a quiet but effective performance by Ethan Hawke.