num_pages: 194
description: The acclaimed director of Mishima, American Gigolo, Hard Core, Blue Collar, and Cat People , and 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.
language: English
title: Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer
titlecomplete: Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer
genres: Philosophy, Criticism, Religion, Film, Media Tie In, Writing, Essays, American, Nonfiction, Art
ratings_count: 755
publisher: Da Capo Press