Movies: Paul Schrader

A feature length cinema documentary on how THE FARMER (1977) became the most-requested cult film of the new millennium, and it's a crazy tale that involves an actor incarcerated for manslaughter, serious on-set injuries, banana-man costumes- as well ...

KEN SAN pieces together the puzzle of the life and legacy of Japan's mythical acting icon, Ken Takakura. Collaborators, friends and family tell intimate stories of Ken's journey: how one man of quiet dignity became a cultural barrier-breaking film st...

The first part of a four-part documentary about the production of "Raging Bull."...

Documentary by Luc Lagier exploring Godard's career as a filmmaker, the production of Breathless and his influence and his relationship with American cinema....

A tribute to the legendary Japanese film director featuring the reflections of filmmakers Lindsay Anderson, Claire Denis, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Aki Kaurismäki, Stanley Kwan, Paul Schrader, and Wim Wenders...

Matthew Sweet explores his rules of 1940s and 50s American film noir thrillers....

A documentary chronicling director Paul Schrader's ride through hell and back while making film history with his prequel to The Exorcist. Schrader, after being fired from the production and his version of the film shelved, is brought back 2 years lat...

In an attempt to help humanity a scientist creates a robot and human hybrid, however, things don't go as planned....

Documentary focusing on the film careers F.W. Murnau, Frank Borzage and William Fox and their impact on the history of cinema....

Plot TBA. Said to be an erotic thriller set in the “world of finance” in New York....

An interview with Paul Schrader on his 1990 film "The Comfort of Strangers"...

An employee at a high-end resort leads a handful of students into shark infested waters after he's beaten and humiliated by one of the guys in the group....

A story that follows a trauma nurse in Puerto Rico...

A former actress, turned escort, has an unfortunate incident with one of her 'johns.'...

Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt tries to show the background and developments and speaks, among others, with directors such as Richar...

A short film directed by Paul Schrader following the story of a painting from Schrader's collection....

Jake Taylor, frustrated with Hollywood and trying to make it, caves into his demons....

Paul Schrader met Michael Haneke at a reception for Amour. Haneke told Schrader that his book "Transcendental Style in Film" had been an important book for him. Schrader said, "Okay, I'll make a transcendental film about you," and he did. In Schrader...

About an intellectual university philosophy professor....