Filmmaker and screenwriter Paul Schrader openly acknowledges that most of the films he wrote, beginning with "Taxi Driver" (1976), follow the same narrative structure. According to him, these films are "about an isolated individual tormented by a transgression they committed in the past, who finds refuge in their profession until the eruption of an unforeseen event turns their life upside down".
The article addresses the themes of guilt, forgiveness and redemption that Schrader frequently explores in his works. The filmmaker doesn't mind being told that he always tells the same story, or variations of it, publicly embracing this characteristic of his creative work.
This description also applies to his 25th film, "Basics of Philosophy", which Schrader directed and wrote. The film was presented at the Venice Film Festival (Mostra di Venezia), where it had its official premiere.
