Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #62402 in Books
• Published on: 1988-01-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 194 pages

Synopsis
The acclaimed director of Mishima, American Gigolo, Hard Core, Blue Collar, Cat People also the screenwriter for Taxi Driver , Paul Schrader here analyzes the film style of three great directorsYasajiro Ozu, Robert Bresson, Carl Dreyerand posits a common dramatic language by these artists from divergent cultures. Unlike the style of psychological realism, which dominates film, the transcendental style expresses a spiritual state with austere camerawork, acting devoid of self-consciousness, and editing that avoids editorial comment. This important book is an original contribution to film analysis and a key work by one of our most searching directors and writers.

Customer Reviews

A very surprising but relevant point of view on cinema
Schrader accurately analyses the style of major directors.This boook does not limit itself to a mere cinematographic study but,on the contrary, explains the close links between philosophy, theology and paintings and the work of Ozu, Bresson and Dreyer.
Above all, it makes the reader feel like dicovering all these movies.