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First Reformed is a 2017 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Paul Schrader. It stars Ethan Hawke as a minister of a small congregation in upstate New York who grapples with mounting despair brought on by tragedy, worldly concerns, and a tormented past.
May 18, 2018 · Paul Schrader’s “First Reformed,” in which Ethan Hawke brilliantly plays an alcoholic Protestant minister undergoing a profound spiritual and psychological crisis, is a stunning, enrapturing film, a crowning work by one of the American cinema’s most essential artists.
First Reformed, a 250-year-old Dutch Reformed Church, faces dwindling attendance under Toller's leadership, which has taken the church in a new direction and away from its historical focus on Reformed theology.
Oct 3, 2018 · The Plot ‘First Reformed’ is set in the decaying town of Snowbridge in New York and derives its title from the church which houses our deeply-conflicted protagonist. The washed-off, pale snow grows trees with no leaves; trees that stand tall in agony, weathering the harsh climate.
Jun 8, 2018 · First Reformed: Directed by Paul Schrader. With Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric The Entertainer, Victoria Hill. A minister of a small congregation in upstate New York grapples with mounting despair brought on by tragedy, worldly concerns and a tormented past.
The review. The film is a cry of rage against the polluters and corrupters who, Schrader contends, are destroying the planet, as well as against the commercialisation of the...
Amanda Seyfried. and Cedric Kyles. Reverend Ernst Toller (Ethan Hawke) is a solitary, middle-aged parish pastor at a small Dutch Reform church in upstate New York on the cusp of celebrating its 250th anniversary.
