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Paul Joseph Schrader (/ ˈ ʃ r eɪ d ər /; born July 22, 1946) is an American screenwriter, film director, and film critic. He first became widely known for writing the screenplay of Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976).
Paul Schrader is a filmmaker known for his screenplays for Taxi Driver, Affliction and First Reformed, among others. He also directed films such as Mishima, The Canyons and Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist.
- January 1, 1
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- Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
May 16, 2018 · Ahead of First Reformed, we evaluate Paul Schrader’s entire filmography, from Dog Eat Dog to The Canyons.
- Vikram Murthi
- Contributor
Learn about the life and career of Paul Schrader, a film critic, screenwriter and director influenced by Robert Bresson, Yasujirô Ozu and Carl Theodor Dreyer. Find out his family, trademarks, trivia, quotes and salary.
- July 22, 1946
May 17, 2024 · The health of the 77-year-old filmmaker, whose films and scripts have covered half a century of American movies, from “Taxi Driver” to “First Reformed,” has since improved. But that sense of...
May 19, 2023 · One of the greatest living filmmakers now lives in an assisted living facility in midtown Manhattan. He squints at me from across our table in the building’s 13th-floor restaurant and asks, “Do you...
May 17, 2024 · Updated 11:49 AM PDT, May 17, 2024. CANNES, France (AP) — After a string of hospitalizations for long COVID, Paul Schrader had a realization. “If I’m going to make a film about death,” Schrader told himself, “I’d better hurry up.”
