Paul Auster

Paul Auster

Born: February 3, 1947
Died: April 30, 2024
in Newark, New Jersey, USA
Paul Benjamin Auster was an American author known for works blending absurdism, existentialism, crime fiction and the search for identity and personal meaning in works such as The New York Trilogy (1987), Moon Palace (1989), The Music of Chance (1990), The Book of Illusions (2002) and The Brooklyn Follies (2005).

Movies for Paul Auster...

Bonnie
Title: Bonnie
Character: Self
Released: November 12, 2022
Type: Movie
A portrait of casting director Bonnie Timmermann.
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Paul Auster: What If
Title: Paul Auster: What If
Character: Self - Writer
Released: February 12, 2019
Type: Movie
A look at the world of US writer Paul Auster, on the occasion of the publication of his new novel, an exploration of human identity and the soul of New York, the city that Auster has portrayed as no one else has ever done.
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Out of My Head
Title: Out of My Head
Released: December 13, 2017
Type: Movie
Explores the history and mystery of Migraine, and its remarkable place in the human condition. Migraine is a devastating but fascinating neurological condition with a compelling story to tell. Alice in Wonderland, Thomas Jefferson, Sigmund Freud, and Joan Didion all figure into its colorful history.
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Charlotte Rampling: The Look
Title: Charlotte Rampling: The Look
Character: Self
Released: May 16, 2011
Type: Movie
A biographical study of legendary actress Charlotte Rampling, told through her own conversations with artist friends and collaborators, including Peter Lindbergh, Paul Auster, and Juergen Teller. Intercut with footage from some of Rampling's most famous films, this "self-portrait through others" is a revealing look at one of our most iconic screen stars.
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Act of God
Title: Act of God
Character: himself
Released: August 2, 2009
Type: Movie
A Canadian documentary feature film that investigates the effects of being struck by lightning.
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Amos Oz: The Nature of Dreams
Title: Amos Oz: The Nature of Dreams
Released: April 30, 2009
Type: Movie
The film chronicles 2 years in the life of Amos Oz as he meets readers in Israel and around the world, working to promote the Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
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Doc
Title: Doc
Character: Himself
Released: December 9, 2008
Type: Movie
The amazing adventures of forgotten American novelist and Paris Review founder, Harold Louis "Doc" Humes. His story is crammed full of ideas, about utopia, marijuana, literature, protest, paranoia and mental illness.
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The Inner Life of Martin Frost
Title: The Inner Life of Martin Frost
Character: Narrator
Released: October 11, 2007
Type: Movie
A writer awakens one day to find a strange but beautiful woman in bed with him. He quickly falls in love with her, thinking he has found his muse, but as time passes she becomes more and more unattainable.
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Edge of Outside
Title: Edge of Outside
Character: Self
Released: June 11, 2006
Type: Movie
An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W. Griffith to Quentin Tarantino. Interview footage and film clips are blended together to form a chronological approach to the subject matter.
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As Smart As They Are: The Author Project
Title: As Smart As They Are: The Author Project
Character: Himself
Released: April 23, 2005
Type: Movie
A documentary film tracing the collaboration between One Ring Zero, the Brooklyn house-band for McSweeney's Publishing, and an ensemble cast of award-winning authors, each of whom contributed original lyrics. Author Myla Goldberg torments guest singer Syd Straw with tongue twisting, five star vocabulary words. Paul Auster riffs on the ills of Cincinatti and the Iraq war. The film's title, in fact, comes from the inspired dialogue of a talking cockroach.
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The Music of Chance
Title: The Music of Chance
Released: June 23, 1993
Type: Movie
Two men face the consequences of gambling after playing with men beyond their league.
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Title: Apostrophes
Character: Self
Released: January 10, 1975
Type: TV
Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.
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The Fall
Title: The Fall
Released: January 15, 1969
Type: Movie
"The Fall" depicts certain scenes in New York City between October 1967 and March 1968, shot by the independent filmmaker, Peter Whitehead. It is a very personal documentary, and Whitehead appears in a large number of scenes, and we hear his lengthy ruminations on the state of the United States and the war in Vietnam.