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Truffaut on the Auteur Theory


Full interview available in the Criterion Collection special edition of Jules and Jim: http://www.criterion.com/films/218-jules-and-jim

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What is Auteur Theory? | Deep Focus

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Naming, and Defining, Avant-Garde or Experimental Film

Nick Broomfield interview

Under the Skin - Explained

The Modern Silent

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Vertigo video essay - cinematic influence

Why Are Wong Kar-Wei Films so Dreamy?

World of Wong Kar Wei - go 7 minutes and 13 seconds in!

The Origins of Auteur Theory

Shaun of the Dead - 'The Plan' montage

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December Mock Examinations

Photography Competition

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Todorov's narrative theory

Local Governing Body Information

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