cahiers du cinema and auteur theory

Alexandre Astruc’s contribution to the auteur theory centres on his notion of the caméra-stylo or “camera-pen” and the idea that directors should wield their cameras like writers use their pens.

ALEXANDRE ASTRUC TRIBUTE - YouTube
Alexandre Astruc

Examples Of Auteur Directors:

.Jean Luc Godard

Why Breathless (À bout de souffle) should never be forgotten
Breathless (1960)
A Woman Is a Woman (1961) | The Criterion Collection
A Woman Is A Woman (1961)

Francois Truffaut

The 400 Blows movie review & film summary (1959) | Roger Ebert
The 400 Blows (1959)

Agnes Varda

La Pointe Courte (1955) | MUBI
La Pointe Courte (1955)

french new wave auteurs

Astruc said that the camera is a pen that the director holds to over see the whole production of their film and is considered to be an author of a film rather than a director.

Cahiers Du Cinema Auteurs

François Truffaut – The 400 Blows

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About a troubled youth the drama film was released on June 3rd 1959.

Jean-Luc Godard – Breathless (A Bout De Souffle)

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About a criminal trying to pursue his love interest this dramatic crime film was release on march 16th 1960.

Jacques Rivette – Paris belongs to us

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A mystery film released in 1961 on December the 13th.

Jean Douchet – Celine and Julie Go Boating

Released on September 18th in 1974 a fantasy drama film.

summarise what Astruc meant by the term “Auteur” and give some examples of films cited by the movement as being created by Auteur directors.

An “Auteur” means a film director who influences their films so much that they rank as their author.

Film Studies - Auteur Theory by The Bald Welshman | TpT

An auteur is a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp. Creating meaning that only he can, using the tools of filmmaking, through the lens of his mind and personality.

Auteur Theory

Examples of Auteurs:

Wes Anderson:

Wes Anderson from the perspective of light
Wes Anderson
The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014, directed by Wes Anderson | Film review
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
The Royal Tenenbaums: Faded Glories | Current | The Criterion Collection
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

Tim Burton:

Which Classic Disney Movie Did Tim Burton Work on in the '70s?
Tim Burton
This Edward Scissorhands Fan Theory Has People In Tears
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Resource - Alice in Wonderland: Film Guide - Into Film
Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Joel and Ethan Coen:

The Coen Brothers May Have Directed Their Last Movie Together | Vanity Fair
Joel and Ethan Coen
Fargo review – Coen brothers' snowbound noir is still a work of gleaming  brilliance | Fargo | The Guardian
Fargo (1996)
No Country for Old Men' With Bill Simmons, Bill Hader, and Chris Ryan - The  Ringer
No Country for Old Men (2007)

Steve McQueen:

Steve Mcqueen: The Life Story You May Not Know | Stacker
Steve McQueen
Shame,' Directed by Steve McQueen - Review - The New York Times
Shame (2012)
12 Years' the Definitive Film About American Slavery- The Epoch Times
12 Years A Slave (2013)