Pages related to this topic: Recent Best Films 200+ Great Films Thomas Mann on film: Text from “The Magic Mountain” Mistakes in Film Criticism Aristotle’s Six Elements of Drama Narrative Structures in Films The diagram below indicates relationships among various factors present in the context of film narratives. Some of the considerations used to describe
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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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