Transcendental Style In Film

By Paul Schrader

Book Overview

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 directors--Yasajiro Ozu, Robert Bresson, Carl Dreyer--and 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306803356
• ISBN13: 9780306803352
• Release Date: August 1988
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"