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Can Paul Schrader Cheat Death? The Director on Taking ‘Oh, Canada’ to Cannes, Scorsese’s Dog Biting His Finger Off and Defending Kevin Spacey
Paul Schrader's new film “Oh, Canada” stars Richard Gere, Jacob Elordi and Uma Thurman.
He began as a film-critic disciple of The New Yorker’s Pauline Kael and collaborated with his brother, Leonard, a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, on critically acclaimed projects before becoming Scorsese’s favorite screenwriter, penning “Taxi Driver,” “Raging Bull,” “The Last Temptation of Christ” and “Bringing Out the Dead.” On his own, Schrader has directed 24 films, many of them centering on solitary men at war with the world and themselves. “Now, I haven’t worked with Richard in 40 years, but he is totally associated with ‘Gigolo’ and me,” Schrader says, knowing full well that the directors of “Days of Heaven,” “An Officer and a Gentleman” and “Pretty Woman” would probably disagree. Undeterred, Schrader convinced Chieko to make the trip, reasoning the film would benefit from what he describes as a “Japanese presence.” “Mishima” won acclaim while Leonard stewed back in Los Angeles.
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