auteur theory
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Auteur theory is a film criticism concept that views the director as the primary creative author of a movie, whose personal style and thematic preoccupations shape the work.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept in film criticism
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critical theory ⓘ film theory ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
art-house cinema
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classical Hollywood cinema ⓘ contemporary blockbuster cinema ⓘ |
| associatedWithCritic |
André Bazin
GENERATED
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François Truffaut GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | French New Wave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPublication | Cahiers du Cinéma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
collaborative models of film production
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studio authorship models ⓘ |
| coreClaim | the director is the primary creative author of a film ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
downplaying collaborative nature of filmmaking
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encouraging cults of personality around directors ⓘ neglecting contributions of writers and producers ⓘ overemphasizing the director’s role ⓘ |
| developedFrom | politique des auteurs ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
director as author
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director’s control over filmic elements ⓘ personal style of the director ⓘ recurring thematic preoccupations of the director ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
director’s signature across multiple films
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individual directors rather than studios ⓘ |
| geographicalOrigin | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
director as auteur
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personal authorship in cinema ⓘ recurring motifs ⓘ signature style ⓘ |
| hasNotableOpponent |
David Kipen
NERFINISHED
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Pauline Kael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableProponent |
Andrew Sarris
NERFINISHED
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François Truffaut NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Luc Godard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginField |
cinema studies
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film studies ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfEmergence | 1950s ⓘ |
| influenced |
American film criticism in the 1960s
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academic film studies curricula ⓘ director-centered film marketing ⓘ |
| influencedBy | French film criticism of the 1950s ⓘ |
| popularizedInEnglishBy | Andrew Sarris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
genre theory
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star theory ⓘ theory of authorship ⓘ |
| usedToEvaluate |
consistency of style across a director’s body of work
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director’s control over cinematography ⓘ director’s control over editing ⓘ director’s control over mise-en-scène ⓘ recurring themes in a director’s films ⓘ |
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