These recent Paul Schrader films are admittedly inconsistent.
Schrader is a man that throws a lot of ideas to the wall and some stick, others don't.
However, it feels like he's one of the few really trying to convey an ascetic artistic expression.
He's been trying to emulate the likes of Bresson and Tarkovsky for a while now and even though it absolutely does not compare, the few aspects that he eventually gets right are an absolute marvel of cinema.…
Absolutely genius. In every aspect.
The idea that Tarkovsky expresses that art that lacks faith is fundamentally impossible is so utterly true. Saint Thomas Aquinas would be glad to watch Andrei Rublev, a work of art that flawlessly combines Truth, Beauty and Good.
At some point, I was starting to think that the bell section was a bit detached and even unrelated, but then he proved me wrong in the most beautiful, transcendent yet simple way; I haven't ever experienced…
There is something very very special about Joan Of Arc's story. She is not only an admired saint among catholics but her story also appeals to secular culture to this day. Undoubtedly, her story is heartbreaking. And we see lots and lots of references to her in contemporary culture. There is Leonard Cohen's song, entitled "Joan Of Arc" that uses her story --beautifully-- as a metaphor for love. Then there is Friedrich Schiller's play, "The Maid Of Orleans", which you…
