Know the Cast: ‘Leave the World Behind’
‘Leave the World Behind’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Sam Esmail’s 2023 Netflix movie.
‘Leave the World Behind’ Cast: A Vague Visages guide for every actor and character in Sam Esmail’s 2023 Netflix movie.
โFor Paul Schrader, First Reformedโs visual style realizes ideas of transcendental style that he first theorized at the beginning of his career. But that style only works because it serves the story and character he crafted so carefully.โ
โThe power of โFirst Reformedโ is rooted in Schraderโs ability to take a number of clear forbearers — Bresson, Dreyer, Pialat — and twist them into a style that feels wholly unique and rooted in a personal set of values and obsessions.โ
Michael J. Casey on Paul Schraderโs thematic links in โTaxi Driver,โ โMishima: A Life in Four Chaptersโ and โFirst Reformedโ
Devika Girish Interviews Sam Levy
โThe multi-hyphenate filmmakerโs latest seems to anticipate dissection: its formal austerity belies a haphazard, literary-minded indulgence.โ
“Budreau is smart enough to illuminate the non-existent divide between the master performer and the man who sticks a needle in his arms, as Baker knows that he needs to stay clean to keep working, but only heroin can numb the pain.”
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