Auteur Theory Flashcards
what is an auteur?
an understanding that one person can be the author of a film
French influence
> After WW2 French started new identity= French new wave:
Francios Truffaut
Jean Luc Godard
who started the theory? and what is the theory?
Andrew Sarris (American critique) 1962
to be an Auteur you need:
>technical competence
>personal style
>interior meaning
(Pauline Kael disagrees with theory as many people are involved)
Pauline Kael view on auteur theory:
“There is no rule or theory involved in any of this, just simplified discrimination; we judge the man from his film and learn to predict a little about his next films”
what impact did WW2 have on the auteur theory?
WW2 ment Hollywood films were banned in France; after WW2 they binnged watched Hollywood classics and found their own cinema was lacking calling it ‘cinema de papa’ so they started the French new wave.
