Episode 81 (Short Version) - Paul Schrader's Dying of the Light

In what could be described as either an extended excerpt from or a truncated edit of our new 110-minute Patreon episode on the films of Paul Schrader, Jack and Yair discuss Schrader's ill-fated Nicolas Cage-starring 2014 espionage thriller the Dying of the Light, which was taken away from Schrader and reedited by its producers, bastardised to the extent that in 2017 he took matters in his own hands and made his own lo-fi director's cut, which has never been commercially released, but which we have had the pleasure of viewing online in its entirety. We discuss the cinematic techniques, performances and political analysis of Dying of the Light/Dark, with a few minutes dedicated to Schrader's earlier (and, frankly, superior) Auto Focus. To see Schrader explain the process behind the making of Dark, comparing scenes from it to their Dying of the Light counterparts, watch this masterclass from the International Film Festival of Rotterdam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcM8UU07cuY To watch Dark itself, follow the instructions in this Letterboxd review: https://letterboxd.com/jameshealey/film/dark-2017/1/ If you liked this episode, subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/reelpolitik for the extended version and much, much more.