This tour de force gives the auteur theory meaning. If you watched this film without knowing the director, you would guess “Some intellectual European auteur.” One would never guess “Alfred Hitchcock, master of suspense.” This is a masterpiece of film art, which demonstrates how brilliant direction can generate meaning and impact far beyond the script.
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1. THE AUTEUR THEORY. An idea popularized some decades ago by French intellectuals — basically, the idea that the meanings of films can be derived from their original intent, and this intent is controlled and manifested by the director of the film. The most often cited example is Hitchcock, who transformed “B” pictures into great works of
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During the last century, an astounding phenomenon has occurred: the world, particularly the Western world, has developed a universal language. This is the language of films. Since the 1920s and 1930s, French, Italian, German, British and American films have been mainstays of international cultural and artistic expression. American movies, in particular, have been enormously successful,
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