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The end of the auteur?


Auteur theory says a director’s vision is present in every frame. What happens if they turn out to be a liability?

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Pan's Labyrinth - The Pale Man article

HITCHCOCK ON VERTIGO

Searching for Fallen Angels' Lost Lens

Three act structure

Why Are Wong Kar-Wei Films so Dreamy?

Stutterer (2015)

Understanding Fallen Angels - To be a Lost Soul

How to analyse sound in films

From Vertigo to Psycho, how Hitchcock changed the role of architecture in film

Vertigo spirals

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Community news: Davey Tennis

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Cover Supervisor with art specialism

Cover Supervisor with PE specialism

Year 7 tutors/parents evening

STARLIGHT EXPRESS, London. Thursday 2nd October.

Hartismere High School 1999

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