Transcendental Style in Schrader: "Bringing Out the Dead"

One of the seminal works on cinematic transcendence in today's generation was Paul Schrader's 1972 Transcendental Style in Film. After that, the young film scholar went on to write and direct prodigiously, some might say profligately, over the next three decades, manifesting his theories i...

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Published inLiterature film quarterly Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 26 - 29
Main Author Hamilton, John R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Salisbury Salisbury State College 01.01.2004
Salisbury University
Subjects
Criticism
Fetus
Filming
Forgiveness
French language
Irony
Motion picture directors & producers
Movies
Protagonists
Schrader, Paul
Scorsese, Martin
Screenplays
Transcendentals
Writers
Writing
New York
United States > US
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Summary:One of the seminal works on cinematic transcendence in today's generation was Paul Schrader's 1972 Transcendental Style in Film. After that, the young film scholar went on to write and direct prodigiously, some might say profligately, over the next three decades, manifesting his theories in his body of work in a way reminiscent of French New Wave cineastes, and his recent screenplay, Bring Out the Dead, is a textbook case of his transcendental style, as he continues his career-long struggle with the Calvinist goads and rewards that so shaped his worldview. Hamilton details more on Schrader's writing and directing style.
ISSN:0090-4260
2573-7597