A man sits alone in a room. This image, suggesting intensity, focus and isolation, has become a key signifier of filmmaker Paul Schrader. Writer and director of films such as “Blue Collar,” “American Gigolo” and “Affliction,” Schrader received his first Academy Award nomination in 2019 for the screenplay of “First Reformed.”
Now he returns with “The Card Counter,” which had its world premiere Sept. 2 at the Venice Film Festival and will be released in theaters Sept. 10.
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