The Substance20 Aug 2023

133: Substantive Cinema | Affliction feat. Mitchell Beaupre (Letterboxd)

It's Substantive Cinema time again and we're excited to be looking at Affliction, a film that Writer/Director Paul Schrader considers to be a Top 4 project of his (along with Taxi Driver, Mishima, and the topic of our inaugural SC episode, First Reformed).

Affliction tells the story of Wade Whitehouse (Nick Nolte in a heartbreaking and Oscar nominated performance), a man deeply broken by his relationship with his abusive father (James Coburn in a brutal, Oscar winning performance) trying to find meaning in his small-town life amidst a series of trials both real and imagined. It's a wonderful film but beware that it is a pretty hard watch if you decide to watch it before you listen. Affliction is currently streaming for free on Tubi & Amazon Freevee.

And we are also delighted to welcome Senior Letterboxd Editor, Mitchell Beaupre to join us for this conversation! Mitchell is a longtime Schrader fan and apologist and interviewed him just a few months ago during the release of Master Gardener (link below).

This isn't a film that's necessarily "fun," but we hope you enjoy our conversation and appreciate the movie if you check it out!

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Mitchell's Paul Schrader interview

Walter Hill Ranked (Paste Magazine)

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Kingdom of Heaven (Roadshow Edition)

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