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Paul Schrader

Born

in Grand Rapids, Michigan, The United States

July 22, 1946

Website

http://paulschrader.org/

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction, Film

Influences

Robert Bresson, Yasujiro Ozu and Carl Dreyer ...more

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Although his name is often linked to that of the 'movie brat' generation (Spielberg, Scorsese, Coppola, Lucas, De Palma, etc.) Paul Schrader's background couldn't have been more different. Schrader's strict Calvinist parents refused to allow him to see a film until he was eighteen. Although he more than made up for lost time when studying at Calvin College, Columbia University and UCLA's graduate film program, his influences were far removed from those of his contemporaries - Bresson, Ozu and Dreyer (about whom he wrote a book, Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu Bresson Dreyer Da Capo Paperback) rather than Saturday morning serials. After a period as a film critic (and protégé of Pauline Kael), he began writing screenplays, hitting the jackp ...more

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Average rating: 4.09 · 3,275 ratings · 244 reviews · 38 distinct works • Similar authors

	Taxi Driver 4.11 avg rating — 1,581 ratings — published 1975 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer 4.08 avg rating — 1,083 ratings — published 1972 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	First Reformed 4.56 avg rating — 59 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Collected Screenplays 1: Taxi Driver / American Gigolo / Light Sleeper by Paul Schrader, Christopher Hampton 4.21 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	گاو خشمگین by Paul Schrader, امید نیک‌فرجام (Translator) 3.92 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bringing Out the Dead 3.75 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taxi Driver [Screenplay] 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Light Sleeper really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1992	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Schrader on Schrader Revised edition by Schrader, Paul (2004) Paperback 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Card Counter 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The secret of the creative life is to feel at ease with your own embarrassment.”
― Paul Schrader

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“The clock is impotent; mechanical time does not affect those living in an eternal present.”
― Paul Schrader, Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer

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“Twelve hours of work and I still can't sleep.Days go on and on... They don't end.”
― Paul Schrader, Taxi Driver

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