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The Origins of Auteur Theory


Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FilmmakerIQ Take the full Filmmaker IQ course on Auteur Theory with sauce and bonus material at: https://filmmakeriq.com/courses/origins-auteur-theory/ Auteur – it’s a favorite term of cinephiles around the world. But what exactly is Auteur Theory? In this Filmmaker IQ course we peel back pages of time and explore the origins of Auteur Theory from the economically tumultuous adolescence of French Cinema to the culture war waged in the columns of competing American movie critics. If you have any further questions be sure to check out our questions page on Filmmaker IQ: https://filmmakeriq.com/balcony_categories/questions/

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