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auteur theory |
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auteur theoryTheory that holds that a film's director is its “author” (French, auteur). It originated in France in the 1950s and was promoted by Francois Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard and the journal Cahiers du Cinéma. The director oversees and “writes” the film's audio and visual scenario and therefore is considered more responsible for its content than the screenwriter. Supporters maintain that the most successful films bear the distinctive imprint of their director. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Les Boris Debarras won for Best Picture, and I remember being very impressed that a quality auteur film had triumphed over some more obvious commercial alternatives. Podeswa ran into the downside of the old OFDC / Telefilm model: "There were two kinds of films that could get made: either a large, obviously commercial film or a small, auteur film by a relatively unknown filmmaker" The young filmmaker wanted to direct a campy performance-art musical. |
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