First Reformed shocked and moved me. I loved it.

Masterclass filmmaker, screenwriter and film scholar. Mishima alone speaks for his talent.

@dneiss89

6 жыл бұрын

And American Gigolo, too.

First Reformed was absolutely incredible. I was totally, totally blown away.

In First Reformed - the most powerful and yet quiet scene was with the oppressive "energy" guy in the restaurant. He was overbearing and rude and duplicitous. I had a visceral of reaction of contempt for that energy bully. Well done!

@richardsantanna5398

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I wanted to bash that bastard in the face.

@omarmokhtar7205

5 жыл бұрын

I just finished watching the film for the first time and I had that same reaction lol

Now thats a real legend. A serious artist. Great interview.

6 years later and he has directed 3-4 movies since First Reformed and more if we count the scripts also. He reminds me of my dad so much. He has this natural intellect and knowledge that deepens with time. I really like this guy.

Thank you for the interview! Paul's a legend.

@retter2critical

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

He should do a sitcom where him and Nick Nolte play brothers.

@cineturon

6 жыл бұрын

He directed Nolte in the Excellent "Affliction", now they grew old in such a similar way.

First Reformed reminded me a lot of Taxi Driver. Thanks to the brilliant mind of Paul Schrader.

16:40 Robert Bresson's Pickpocket inspired Taxi Driver, and now it looks like Bresson's Diary Of A Country Priest and possibly even Bergman's Winter Light might have influenced First Reformed. If he ends his filmmaking career on this film, that would be a great note to end on.

@lamentate07

6 жыл бұрын

It's the only good thing he has directed since Autofocus, so retirement isn't a bad idea.

@marichristian1072

5 жыл бұрын

I would also mention Carl Dreyer's "Ordet" as another influence. "First Reformed" is a remarkable film. I bought the DVD because I know I'll be watching it many times.

I actually had to rewind the part where he was talking about the book which influenced Taxi Driver because I thought he was talking about Notes from Underground, only to realize he was talking about some other book

Still wearing those American Gigolo-type glasses! I love it!

Can't wait for the film, even though the trailer didn't do it for me. Taxi Driver is a masterpiece, but Mishima (which he co-wrote with his brother) is my favorite of his, and one of the most original biopics ever made.

A legend

I didn't realize he was in such bad health

He takes exquisite care of His Art, but NOT himself. ... He can barely breathe in this interview. ... and we cannot afford to lose his talent when most movies are absolutely shit.

@giovanna722

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like emphysema, likely from addiction to tobacco.

"Aaaand" - Paul Schrader

@sebastiankaplan6277

6 жыл бұрын

Sölvi Elísabetarson lol true. All the interviews

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I would like to know if theres anyway First Reformed has been influenced at least a little bit by Evangelion, i really dont think so, but the movie still gives me some evangelion vibes

@rayaudelo1024

5 жыл бұрын

azjkjk I really doubt it. I can’t imagine Paul Schrader watching anime.

@rsfilmdiscussionchannel4168

4 жыл бұрын

That reminds, if an Evangelion movie were to be made they’d have to give it to a really artistic director. It would have to be given a big budget though. I think Denis Villenueve would make an amazing Evangelion film.

I see your tongue.

I don't completely love this film, but I do like the way it's shot. It's very confident in itself in this regard. The aspect ratio also suits the material, whereas e.g. in Ghost Story the aspect seems more pretentious.

@gloverelaxis

3 жыл бұрын

I thought the cinematography was really, really impressive and served the story and mood so perfectly.

The mouth-breathing is a distraction honestly

I don't like listening to Paul Schrader slurp on his drink every minute. Put the cup down Paul.

@ceasr

3 жыл бұрын

I noticed he does that in almost every talk or interview he gives. The mic is picking it up. He usually stops in the middle of a sentence to sip. Repulsive.

You have to eat your young? Is he referring to cannibalism, satanic rituals?, they have the life blood???

@ikkitou

5 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing!!! Funny how no one else in the comment section thought about asking about this or anyting stay WOKE brother.

is it a jew?

The most boing movie ever, illuminati gabage.

@humanbeing524

5 жыл бұрын

This film was very well received by critics and has nothing to do with illuminati but rather, how man is destroyed the planet. It is quiet, thoughtful, moody and it stays with your. Shrader was in the seminary and he said he finds God in the quiet, not the party of the mega churches' rock concerts.

@mirandac8712

5 жыл бұрын

He's a brilliant writer, but he's no director.

@marichristian1072

5 жыл бұрын

What are these mysterious illuminati? I've met free masons but never an illuminati. PS Did you mean "boring"? Probably was a film for the enlightened few.

@lightningbolt4451

5 жыл бұрын

@@mirandac8712 can you explain why

@mirandac8712

5 жыл бұрын

@@lightningbolt4451 It's just that he lacks a sensitivity to the medium. He was a fantastic critic, and he is the greatest American writer of his generation -- there is no second. Unfortunately his talent is sort of camouflaged by the movies. But really, who is the Hamlet of postwar America? Toni Morrison's cloying, sentimental Sethe? Or Travis Bickle? A look through the headlines will tell you. And Travis came from one person, and it wasn't De Niro and it wasn't Scorsese, and both will attest to this. The writer is the one who creates the character. However, movie directing is something else. It isn't really creative. It's managerial and it's interpretation, and obviously we're talking about an extremely high level of accomplishment and talent here, but everything in Schrader's movies is flat and cheap. I know he will say that that's what he was going for, and seek postmodern art as a defense, but in the end movie directing is more like being a great dancer or a great athlete. _Blue Collar_ though is a great movie, and so is _Hardcore_ -- they were before he in his own words "learned how to direct," which for him means wrapping it up in a bunch of nonsense stylistics. He could have at least followed the path of a Lumet, say. I think his infatuation with postwar art cinema of Europe and especially the "transcendental" style of Ozu and Bresson and Dreyer is unfortunate, because for one thing only Ozu is the truly great talent out of those three, but for another, it's easy to mistake those guys for being "distant" and "objective" and "cool." I think with directing there isn't any two ways about it, you have to be "hot." Hitchcock was, and Cronenberg is, and all the good ones are, including Ozu. The reason Ozu is the greatest director of all (Paul will agree) is the passion that is fused with every composition, no matter how elegant and complex. A writer can be analytical, but not a director. (I don't really think a writer can be, either!) -- just IMO :)