Paul Schrader: Writer / Director / Loner

Renowned for pioneering the “man in a room” psychological archetype, Paul Schrader’s work routinely wrestles with the dangerous friction between rigid intellectual discipline and chaotic physical temptation. Spanning crucial turning points in his career as he evolves from writer to writer-director, we follow him from gritty Hollywood prestige to highly stylised international art-house execution.

Los Angeles escort Julian Kay is accused of a murder which he did not commit. A sleek, neon-soaked exploration of consumerist vanity, loneliness, moral drift and cool masculine style set to a pulse-pounding synth beat. 80s in all the best ways.