Transcendental Style in Film | Paul Schrader | TIFF 2017

Legendary director and screenwriter Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Last Temptation of Christ) discusses the themes of his book Transcendental Style in Film. Featuring segments from: Ida - Paweł Pawlikowski (2013) Courtesy of Music Box Films, and Films We Like Umberto D. - Vittorio De Sica (1952) Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels - Chantal Akerman (1976) Tokyo Story - Yasujirō Ozu (1953) Pickpocket - Robert Bresson (1959) Courtesy of Janus Films / Criterion Collection