In A Hundred Years of Japanese Films , Richie offers an insider's look at the achievements of Japanese filmmakers. He begins in the late 1800s, when the industry took its inspiration from the traditional stories of Kabuki and Noh theater, and finishes in the present with the latest award-winning dramas showcased at Cannes. In between, Richie explores the roots of Japan's contribution to world cinema. He discusses the careers of Japan's rising stars and celebrated directors, and also offers a fascinating view of the strategies and politics of the movie studios themselves. A selective guide in the book's second part provides capsule reviews of the major Japanese films available in VHS and DVD formats, as well as those televised on standard and cable channels.
Paul Schrader Poradie kníh (chronologicky)
Paul Schrader, ktorého kariéra je často spájaná s generáciou „movie brats“, si vytvoril jedinečnú cestu. Jeho výchova v prísnej kalvínskej domácnosti spočiatku obmedzovala jeho vystavenie filmom, no napriek tomu to viedlo k hlbokému, kritickému záujmu o médium, keď sa mu napokon začal venovať štúdiom. Schraderova réžia a scenáristická práca sa vyznačujú hlbokým záujmom o transcendentnú kinematografiu, čerpajúc inšpiráciu od režisérov ako Bresson a Ozu, čo bola vášeň, ktorú skúmal aj vo svojich kritických spisoch. Jeho filmy sú známe svojimi odvážnymi štylistickými a tematickými prieskumami, často fungujú v rámci hollywoodskeho systému, no zároveň posúvajú jeho hranice.
A study of loneliness, crime and retribution that makes a third panel for the triptych which began with "Taxi Driver" and "American Gigolo". John le Tour is an up-market drug-dealer who has turned 40 and is facing a turning point in his life as his boss is about to quit drug-dealing.
A loner, Travis Bickle, takes up driving a taxi in search of an escape from his sleeplessness and his disgust with the corruption he finds around him. His pent-up rage, fuelled by his doomed relationship with a political campaign worker, leads to an inevitable descent into psychosis and violence.