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Paul Schrader Confronts Mortality With Richard Gere and Jacob Elordi in ‘O Canada’


Paul Schrader confront mortality with Richard Gere and Jacob Elordi in latest film ‘Oh Canada.’

Schrader recently completed a trilogy of films focused on men battling themselves that have featured a series of understated yet explosive performances by actors of a certain age. In all three films, Schrader strips down their performances, excising any movie star tics to create middle-aged men on the verge of either a nervous breakdown or a breakthrough. While Schrader insists “Oh Canada” is not part four in a series —“Everybody likes a trilogy, but after that people tune out,” he jokes — but he did need an old hand who could turn in a quiet but intense performance.

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