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Christian is a trust-fund baby who spends his days producing schlocky films. He's in a loose relationship with Tara, and often brings home random men and women for the two of them to sleep with. Christian agrees to give a lead role in his next film to Ryan, his assistant’s boyfriend. Christian is having an affair with Cynthia, a yoga instructor, but grows increasingly jealous of Ryan. Ryan and Tara had a fling a year prior and now are reigniting it in secret, so Christian hires a private eye to learn more about their affair. The two of them continue to manipulate each other but only one can ultimately win.
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Cast:
Lindsay Lohan, James Deen, Nolan Gerard Funk, Amanda Brooks, Tenille Houston e Gus Van Sant -
Original Title:
The Canyons -
Country:
United States of America -
Year:
2013 - 106' Subtitles: Portuguese
Director
Paul Schrader
Paul Schrader was born on July 22, 1946, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Born and raised in an ultra-puritan community of local Dutch Calvinists, he didn’t have access to the world of cinema until entering college, whence he was forbidden to watch movies by his parents. He entered the university to study theology, but later decided to switch to cinemhe started working as a film critic and, at the same time, studying Film Theory. In 1972, he wrote the celebrated book Transcendental Style In Film: Ozu, Dreyer Bresson and began writingscreenplays.
After the success, in 1976, of the screenplay for Taxi Driver, Schrader started directing his own films. His most recent feature films First Reformed (2017), The Card Counter (2021) and Master Gardener (2022) have been described by Schrader as parts of a modern trilogy.
After the success, in 1976, of the screenplay for Taxi Driver, Schrader started directing his own films. His most recent feature films First Reformed (2017), The Card Counter (2021) and Master Gardener (2022) have been described by Schrader as parts of a modern trilogy.