About this episode

T Lo explores the themes of despair and hope in Paul Schrader's film 'First Reformed'.

T Lo dive deep into director Paul Schrader's mournful, contemplative take on despair vs. hope and whether faith can help or hinder in that battle, starring a never-better Ethan Hawke and an inscrutable Amanda Seyfried.

People in this episode

Host: Tom Lorenzo

Topics covered

• film analysis
• despair vs. hope
• faith
• Paul Schrader
• Ethan Hawke
• cinema

Keywords

• First Reformed
• Paul Schrader
• Ethan Hawke
• Amanda Seyfried
• film analysis
• despair
• hope

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Paul Schrader

Books & works: First Reformed

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