American Gigolo

American Gigolo

Newland examines the closing scenes in Paul Schrader's film, American Gigolo. American Gigolo belongs to a niche tradition of filmmakers obsessed by spiritual ordeals and sins of the flesh. Though entranced by classic film noir and forged from fatalistic 70s American cinema, Schrader's vie...

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Published in:Sight and sound (London) 2017-12, Vol.27 (12), p.96-96
Main Author: Newland, Christina
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:eng
Subjects:
American Gigolo
dramatic arts
dramatic ending
Gere, Richard
Motion picture criticism
Motion pictures
Schrader, Paul
Schrader, Paul Joseph
Spirituality
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Summary:Newland examines the closing scenes in Paul Schrader's film, American Gigolo. American Gigolo belongs to a niche tradition of filmmakers obsessed by spiritual ordeals and sins of the flesh. Though entranced by classic film noir and forged from fatalistic 70s American cinema, Schrader's viewpoint is always underpinned by his Calvinist background. In a town built on reputation and appearances, Julian, a high-class male escort played by Richard Gere, begins to have everything stripped away. And what a long time it has taken for him to be humbled, to survive in the proverbial wilderness. A beautiful moment of grace in a film that, in spite of its stylish flourishes, is about a very ugly world.
ISSN:0037-4806
2515-5164