“Literally, the director, who is regarded as the “author” of a film because he/she has primary control and responsibility for the final product. The Auteur theory insists that a film be considered in terms of the entire canon of a director and that each Auteur earns that title by displaying a unique cinematic style….” (Pennsylvania State University)
See: The Auteur Workshop
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