He is one of the most important North-American filmmakers of his generation. He wrote the scripts for emblematic films such as Taxi Driver or Raging Bull by Scorsese, Yakuza by Sydney Pollack or Obsession by Brian de Palma. After making his directorial debut with Blue Collar, he signed works like American Gigolo or Affliction. He has recently experienced a creative renaissance that has led him to be nominated for the Oscars and to be part of the Official Section of the Venice Film Festival with his last three films.

Filmography

Master Gardener (2022, D’A 2023), The Card Counter (2021), Dark (2017), First Reformed (2017, D'A 2028), Dog Eat Dog (2016), The Dying of the Light (2014), The Canyons (2013), Adam Resurrected (2008), The Walker (2007), Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005), Auto Focus (2002), Forever Mine (1999), Afliction (1997), Touch (1997), Light Sleeper (1992), The Comfort of Strangers (1990), Patty Hearst (1988), Light of Day (1987), Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), Cat People (1982), American Gigolo (1980), Hardcore (1979), Blue Collar (1978)