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auteur theory

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auteur theory
n.
Belief in the primary creative importance of the director in filmmaking, often combined with a critical advocacy of the works of certain strong, distinctive directors. Also called auteurism.


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5 Auteur theory, the--"Immutable tenet of film theory that holds that the director, rather than the screenwriter, producer, or star, is the 'author' of a film.
Also in the cool column is the academy's long-overdue acknowledgment of the nearly half-century-old auteur theory, the critical touchstone by which a movie's ultimate quality is attributed to its director.
Novelle vague referred to a creative burst of energy from these filmmakers, who through their films and writings championed the auteur theory - the idea that directors, in essence, are the authors of their movies.
 
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