Refocus: The Films of Paul Schrader (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781474462037)

Paul Schrader's unique relationship to the role of the author (as screenwriter, director and critic) has long informed his cinema, and raises complicated questions about the definition of the auteur. This volume of essays - one of the first collections to assess Schrader's contributions to directing, screenwriting and criticism - includes the first original appraisals of his much-lauded masterpiece First Reformed (2017), as well as a chapter-length interview with Schrader himself, conducted by the editors.Providing a comprehensive exploration of his groundbreaking achievements in cinema, the book considers Schrader's more overlooked films and provides new insights to their connection with his celebrated work in direction and screenwriting such as Taxi Driver (1976), Cat People (1982) and The Comfort of Strangers (1990).

Author: Michelle E. Moore
ISBN-10: 1474462030
ISBN-13: 9781474462037
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/08/2020
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2022