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Leonard Schrader is a Director, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 30 november 1943 at Grand Rapids (USA)
Leonard Schrader (November 30, 1943 – November 2, 2006) was an American screenwriter and director, most notable for his ability to write Japanese language films and for his many collaborations with his brother, Paul Schrader. He earned an Academy Award Nomination for the screenplay he wrote for the film Kiss of the Spider Woman.
(1985)
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Nationality USA
Birth 30 november 1943 at Grand Rapids (USA)
Death 2 november 2006 (at 62 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Birth 30 november 1943 at Grand Rapids (USA)
Death 2 november 2006 (at 62 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Leonard Schrader (November 30, 1943 – November 2, 2006) was an American screenwriter and director, most notable for his ability to write Japanese language films and for his many collaborations with his brother, Paul Schrader. He earned an Academy Award Nomination for the screenplay he wrote for the film Kiss of the Spider Woman.
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Naked Tango (1990)
Directed by Leonard Schrader
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Vincent D'Onofrio, Mathilda May, Esai Morales, Fernando Rey, Constance McCashin, Josh Mostel
Rating59%
Returning by ship to Buenos Aires, a young woman escapes her elderly husband by swapping places with a woman committing suicide. She believes her new life will be that of an arranged marriage but finds it is in fact a ruse to cause her to work in a brothel. The film plays on the association of tango with brothels and clearly alludes to the practices of the Zwi Migdal white-slavery and prostitution ring that was active in Buenos Aires early in the twentieth century and was dissolved thanks to Raquel Liberman.
The Killing of America (1981)
, 1h30Directed by Leonard Schrader
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Crime
Themes Documentary films about law, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Actors Chuck Riley, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Ronald Reagan
Rating75%
The Killing of America focuses on what the director feels is the decline of the United States. It features interviews from Ed Dorris, a retired sergeant of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, as well as Los Angeles County Coroner Thomas Noguchi. The documentary also shows several interviews with convicted killers such as Sirhan Sirhan as well as footage of murders and news broadcasts.
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Naked Tango (1990)
Directed by Leonard Schrader
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Vincent D'Onofrio, Mathilda May, Esai Morales, Fernando Rey, Constance McCashin, Josh Mostel
Roles Writer
Rating59%
Returning by ship to Buenos Aires, a young woman escapes her elderly husband by swapping places with a woman committing suicide. She believes her new life will be that of an arranged marriage but finds it is in fact a ruse to cause her to work in a brothel. The film plays on the association of tango with brothels and clearly alludes to the practices of the Zwi Migdal white-slavery and prostitution ring that was active in Buenos Aires early in the twentieth century and was dissolved thanks to Raquel Liberman.
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
, 2h1Directed by Héctor Babenco
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Politique, Prison films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors William Hurt, Raúl Juliá, Sônia Braga, José Lewgoy, Milton Gonçalves, Fernando Torres
Rating72%
The film tells of two very different men who share a prison cell in Brazil during the Brazilian military government: Valentin Arregui, who is imprisoned (and has been tortured) due to his activities on behalf of a leftist revolutionary group, and Luis Molina, a homosexual in prison for having sex with an underage boy.
, 2hDirected by Paul Schrader
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about writers, Seafaring films, Poésie, Films about sexuality, Films about suicide, Transport films, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Children's films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Ken Ogata, Kenji Sawada, Roy Scheider, Hiroshi Mikami, Jun Negami, Haruko Katō
Roles Writer
Rating78%
The film sets in on November 25 1970, the last day in Mishima's life. He is shown finishing a manuscript. Then, he puts on a uniform he designed for himself and meets with four of his most loyal followers from his private army.
P. P. Rider (1983)
, 1h58Directed by Shinji Sōmai
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Actors Tatsuya Fuji, Masatoshi Nagase, Masatō Ibu, Minori Terada, Mitsuko Baishō
Roles Writer
Rating66%
Un lycéen, considéré comme la petite brute de la classe, est kidnappé par des Yakuza. Trois de ses camarades tentent de le sauver.
The Killing of America (1981)
, 1h30Directed by Leonard Schrader
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Crime
Themes Documentary films about law, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Actors Chuck Riley, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Ronald Reagan
Roles Writer
Rating75%
The Killing of America focuses on what the director feels is the decline of the United States. It features interviews from Ed Dorris, a retired sergeant of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, as well as Los Angeles County Coroner Thomas Noguchi. The documentary also shows several interviews with convicted killers such as Sirhan Sirhan as well as footage of murders and news broadcasts.
Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979)
, 1h44Directed by Yōji Yamada
Genres Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Kiyoshi Atsumi, Kyōko Kagawa, Herb Edelman, Chieko Baishō, Masami Shimojō, Hiroko Hayashi
Roles Writer
Rating67%
Tora-san returns to his family's home in Shibamata, Tokyo, to find a large American peddler living in his room, leading to various conflicts. As Tora-san struggles through his love with the local Madonna (references?) the American admits to falling for Sakura. Ultimately the two men find they have more in common than they thought.
The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
, 2h27Directed by Kazuhiko Hasegawa
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Kenji Sawada, Bunta Sugawara, Shigeru Kōyama, Kei Satō, Yūnosuke Itō, Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Roles Histoire
Rating74%
Makoto (Kenji Sawada), a high school science and chemistry teacher, has decided to build his own atomic bomb. Before stealing plutonium isotopes from a nearby nuclear power plant, he is involved in the botched hijack of one of his school's buses during a field trip. Along with a police detective, Yamashita (Bunta Sugawara), he is able to overcome the hijacker and is publicly hailed as a hero.
Old Boyfriends (1979)
, 1h43Directed by Joan Tewkesbury
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Talia Shire, Richard Jordan, Keith Carradine, John Belushi, John Houseman, P. J. Soles
Roles Writer
Rating57%
This script must be run from the command line
Blue Collar (1978)
, 1h54Directed by Paul Schrader
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Films about automobiles, Political films
Actors Harvey Keitel, Richard Pryor, Yaphet Kotto, Ed Begley Jr., Harry Bellaver, George Memmoli
Roles Ecrivain
Rating74%
A trio of Detroit auto workers, two black—Zeke Brown (Pryor) and Smokey James (Kotto)—and one white—Jerry Bartowski (Keitel)—are fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass. Coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, the trio hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters.
The Yakuza (1974)
, 1h52Directed by Sydney Pollack
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura, Keiko Kishi, Richard Jordan, Brian Keith, Herb Edelman
Roles Story
Rating71%
Retired detective Harry Kilmer (Robert Mitchum) is called upon by an old friend, George Tanner (Brian Keith). Tanner has been doing business with a yakuza gangster, Tono (Eiji Okada), who has kidnapped Tanner's daughter to apply pressure in a business deal involving the sale of guns. Tanner hopes that Kilmer can rescue the girl using his Japanese connections.
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The Killing of America (1981)
, 1h30Directed by Leonard Schrader
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Crime
Themes Documentary films about law, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Actors Chuck Riley, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Ronald Reagan
Roles Producer
Rating75%
The Killing of America focuses on what the director feels is the decline of the United States. It features interviews from Ed Dorris, a retired sergeant of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, as well as Los Angeles County Coroner Thomas Noguchi. The documentary also shows several interviews with convicted killers such as Sirhan Sirhan as well as footage of murders and news broadcasts.