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Jack Huston Cheers on Paul Schrader as Sexual Abuse Drama ‘Basics of Philosophy’ Premieres in Venice

Paul Schrader looked visibly moved as his new film “The Basics of Philosophy,” about a professor confronted with his past sexual abuse, premiered out-of-competition at Venice to a moderate 4.5-minute ovation on Friday night. The crowd cheered “Bravi, Bravi!” as star Jack Huston patted him on the back and added to the cheering. Co-stars Sofia Boutella, Bill Pullman and Daniel Zovatto also huddled warmly with the director. “The Basics of Philoso…

'The Basics Of Philosophy' Review: Jack Huston In Paul Schrader's Latest

In an endlessly impressive filmography either as a screenwriter for Martin Scorsese-directed classics like Taxi Driver, The Last Temptation of Christ and Raging Bull, to his own prodigious output as a director-writer of about 30 movies including Hardcore, American Gigolo, Affliction, Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters and all the way up to more recent […]

‘The Basics of Philosophy’ Review: Paul Schrader’s Guilt-Ridden College Drama Poses Thorny Questions About Its Own Existence

In The Basics of Philosophy, Paul Schrader tells the story of a professor facing guilt over past transgressions after the director's own public allegations.

‘The Basics of Philosophy’ Review: Paul Schrader’s Lurid Study of a Sexually Abusive Intellectual Is Quietly Explosive, but Not Dangerous Enough

Venice: Jack Huston plays a philosophy professor reliving his past sins in a Schrader provocation that finds the director confronting his own.

Paul Schrader Doesn’t Need Your Permission

With 'The Basics of Philosophy,' the iconic filmmaker, now 80, continues one of the most astounding late-career runs in Hollywood history.