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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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