Paul Auster

Writing

Paul Auster

Born 1947-02-03 · 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).

Acting credits

Bonnie poster
5.3

A portrait of casting director Bonnie Timmermann.

Bonnie

2022

Edge of Outside poster
5.8

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.

Edge of Outside

2006

Paul Auster: What If poster
6.0

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.

Paul Auster: What If

2019

The Music of Chance poster
6.5

Two men face the consequences of gambling after playing with men beyond their league.

The Music of Chance

1993

Siri Hustvedt – Dance Around the Self poster
5.5

Sabine Lidl presents Siri Hustvedt’s journey from her first novel to being a leading voice in contemporary literature – a film about feminist perspectives, Hustvedt’s soulmate Paul Auster, and the power of thought.

Siri Hustvedt – Dance Around the Self

2026

Doc poster
NR

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.

Doc

2008

Amos Oz: The Nature of Dreams poster
NR

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.

Amos Oz: The Nature of Dreams

2009

The Inner Life of Martin Frost poster
4.5

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.

The Inner Life of Martin Frost

2007

Charlotte Rampling: The Look poster
7.7

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.

Charlotte Rampling: The Look

2011

Out of My Head poster
NR

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.

Out of My Head

2017

The Fall poster
7.2

"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.

The Fall

1969

Running Off to the Circus: Paul Auster on Film poster
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Running Off to the Circus: Paul Auster on Film is a career-spanning feature-length interview with the legendary author and director. In Part 1 Auster passionately discusses the formative movies that made him a cinephile, while Part 2 is a fascinating look at his career as a filmmaker, from Smoke to The Inner Life of Martin Frost and beyond.

Running Off to the Circus: Paul Auster on Film

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10.0

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.

As Smart As They Are: The Author Project

2005

Act of God poster
4.1

A Canadian documentary feature film that investigates the effects of being struck by lightning.

Act of God

2009

Behind the camera

Smoke poster
7.2

Writer Paul Benjamin is nearly hit by a bus when he leaves Auggie Wren's smoke shop. Stranger Rashid Cole saves his life, and soon middle-aged Paul tells homeless Rashid that he wouldn't mind a short-term housemate. Still grieving over his wife's murder, Paul is moved by both Rashid's quest to reconnect with his father and Auggie's discovery that a woman who might be his daughter is about to give birth.

Smoke

1995

Blue in the Face poster
6.5

A wacky group of locals visit the neighborhood cigar shop, looking for good times and finding plenty of hilarious fun. But when the greedy owner threatens to close the shop for good and turn it into a trendy vegetarian restaurant, the neighborhood proves they'll do just about anything to save their favorite hangout.

Blue in the Face

1995

Blue in the Face poster
6.5

A wacky group of locals visit the neighborhood cigar shop, looking for good times and finding plenty of hilarious fun. But when the greedy owner threatens to close the shop for good and turn it into a trendy vegetarian restaurant, the neighborhood proves they'll do just about anything to save their favorite hangout.

Blue in the Face

1995

Lulu on the Bridge poster
5.8

A famous jazz saxophonist's life is forever changed after he is accidentally shot.

Lulu on the Bridge

1998

Lulu on the Bridge poster
5.8

A famous jazz saxophonist's life is forever changed after he is accidentally shot.

Lulu on the Bridge

1998

The Inner Life of Martin Frost poster
4.5

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.

The Inner Life of Martin Frost

2007

The Inner Life of Martin Frost poster
4.5

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.

The Inner Life of Martin Frost

2007

The Inner Life of Martin Frost poster
4.5

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.

The Inner Life of Martin Frost

2007

Act of God poster
4.1

A Canadian documentary feature film that investigates the effects of being struck by lightning.

Act of God

2009