The Basics of Philosophy (2026)
Director: Paul Schrader
Language: en
A repressed philosophy professor, Dr. John Jorissen, is employed at Ridgemont College, a small liberal arts school in the American Midwest. He teaches an introductory course and is writing a book on renowned Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza. Haunted by a long-buried transgression and the sudden return of its victim, he descends into a crisis of guilt, desire, and spiritual reckoning.
Cast
Jack Huston
John Jorrisen
Sofia Boutella
Rebecca Richards
Daniel Zovatto
Miguel Vasque
Shiloh Fernandez
Claude
Dana Delany
Gloria
Bill Pullman
Melvyn Jorrisen
Karl Glusman
Baruch Spinoza
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Jamie Addison
Janine
Brandon Davis
Coach Andrews
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Rufus Burns
Robert
Jennifer Stepanyk
Hospital Nurse
Davis Lee DeRock Jr.
Reverend Visser
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Elizabeth Perla
Betsy
Martin Scorsese
