Acknowledgments
Rethinking Transcendental Style
Introduction to the Original Edition
Ozu
Bresson
Dreyer
Conclusion
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
Paul Schrader is an American screenwriter and director whose writing credits include Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and The Last Temptation of Christ and whose directing credits include American Gigolo, Mishima, Light Sleeper, Affliction, and First Reformed. Transcendental Style in Film was first published in 1972 by University of California Press.
"An exemplary book of criticism."
*New Yorker*
"This deep dive into three all-time great moviemakers is the
perfect example of why eating your cultural vegetables can be
endlessly rewarding, potentially even life-changing."
*MovieMaker*
“Reading Transcendental Style now, it’s impressive not just how
vibrant and convincing a study of a cinematic aesthetics it is, but
how prescient it feels.”
*Art in America*
"This is a joy to read, and all the more startling when discovering
that Schrader was 24 years old when he wrote the original
text."
*Film Stage*
"The second edition, particularly graced by Schrader’s new
introduction, is especially salient not only for ongoing evaluation
of Schrader’s work as critic and filmmaker, but also as a
contribution from Schrader himself to the critical task of
interpretation and reception of new cinema and burgeoning cinematic
movements. Like any number of Schrader’s own screenplays or
directed films, this volume rewards repeated visitations."
*Journal of Religion & Film*
"Schrader’s investigation of mid-century art cinema masters as
extensions of spiritual art is worthy of our careful consideration,
especially given the legacy of Yasujirō Ozu, Robert Bresson, and
Carl Th. Dreyer. . . . Transcendental Style is a
masterful work of structure, methodology, and art history."
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