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Fri 08 Aug 2007The WalkerA key early scene in the latest film from Paul Schrader nods ostentatiously towards an earlier, more agitated picture by this most distinguished of directors.In American Gigolo(1980), Richard Gere, a determinedly heterosexual companion of rich ladies, dresses himself with fastidious, near-obsessive care. Ties and shirts are laid out like holy vestments, before being pulled on with ceremonious concentration.