The new film “The Card Counter” written and directed by Paul Schrader is participating in the Venice Film Festival.
A few days ago, “The Card Counter” exposed a large number of clips and brand-new character posters.
In these few clips, Paul Schrader did not show the action scene of “The Card Counter”, but focused on slow motion and dialogue, showing the film’s dialogue and lines.
It is not difficult to see from the color and dialogue style of the lens that “The Card Counter” will have a cold and sharp style.
In addition, “The Card Counter” also exposed a large number of character posters.
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A piece of poker was arranged for each character, and a heavy shadow was cast behind the character. The expression of the character was solemn, and it seemed that he was very worried.
From the material point of view, “The Card Counter” is full of Paul Schrader’s personal taste.
William Tell, played by Oscar Isaac, just wants to play cards.
But he met Cirk in the casino, a young man eager for revenge, and his revenge was an instructor in a military academy.
In desperation, Tell took Cirk to and fro the casinos together.
In the process, Tell gradually fell into the dark life of his past.
Judging from the plot of the film, this is very much like a summary of the script written by Paul Schrader before.
Prior to this, Schrader had written scripts for films such as “Taxi Driver”, “Light Sleeper”, and “The Walker”.
Many of his stories can be called a “man in the room”, the protagonist goes from anger to narcissism to anxiety, and finally becomes a person living under a mask.
Paul Schrader is a Hollywood scholar-type filmmaker. In addition to writing scripts and directors, he also does aesthetic research.
Paul Schrader’s work is often to create a self-destructive protagonist, or to accept a task that goes against his own principles.
The end of the movie is the salvation of the protagonist, often with a painful sacrifice and cathartic violence.
According to the plan, “The Card Counter” will be released on September 10.
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