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===Introduction, by John Caughie=== | ===Introduction, by John Caughie=== | ||
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#What are the basic assumptions of auteurist critics? | #What are the basic assumptions of auteurist critics? | ||
#How did auteurism differ from previous film criticism? | #How did auteurism differ from previous film criticism? | ||
=== Edward Buscombe === | === Edward Buscombe === | ||
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#What elements of romanticism underpin auteurism? | #What elements of romanticism underpin auteurism? | ||
#What is the difference between Hawks and "Hawks"? | #What is the difference between Hawks and "Hawks"? | ||
=== ''Cahiers du Cinéma'' === | === ''Cahiers du Cinéma'' === | ||
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#What is "formalism" and how did it relate to ''Cahiers''-style auteurism? | #What is "formalism" and how did it relate to ''Cahiers''-style auteurism? | ||
http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/CahiersDuCinema.jpg | http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/CahiersDuCinema.jpg | ||
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=== ''Movie'' === | === ''Movie'' === | ||
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#What was ''Movie''? | #What was ''Movie''? | ||
#How did ''Movie'''s approach to auteurism differ from that of ''Cahiers du Cinéma''? | #How did ''Movie'''s approach to auteurism differ from that of ''Cahiers du Cinéma''? | ||
=== Andrew Sarris === | === Andrew Sarris === | ||
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#What, according to Sarris, are the three premises of the auteur theory? | #What, according to Sarris, are the three premises of the auteur theory? | ||
#*Explain, if you can, what Sarris means by "élan of the soul". | #*Explain, if you can, what Sarris means by "élan of the soul". | ||
Revision as of 22:08, 13 February 2008
Readings
Introduction, by John Caughie
Group 1
- What are the basic assumptions of auteurist critics?
- How did auteurism differ from previous film criticism?
Edward Buscombe
Group 2
- What elements of romanticism underpin auteurism?
- What is the difference between Hawks and "Hawks"?
Cahiers du Cinéma
Group 3
- What is "formalism" and how did it relate to Cahiers-style auteurism?
http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/CahiersDuCinema.jpg
Movie
Group 4
- What was Movie?
- How did Movie's approach to auteurism differ from that of Cahiers du Cinéma?
Andrew Sarris
Grad Group
- What, according to Sarris, are the three premises of the auteur theory?
- Explain, if you can, what Sarris means by "élan of the soul".
- What does Sarris mean when he uses the term "mise-en-scene"? (Hint: it's not how Bordwell and Thompson use it in Film Art.)
- And how does this image (below) illustrate it?
Bibliography
All from Theories of Authorship, John Caughie, ed. (Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1981):
- Introduction, John Caughie, 9-16.
- Edward Buscombe, "Ideas of Authorship," 22-34.
- Cahiers du Cinéma, 35-47.
- Movie, 48-60.
- Andrew Sarris, 61-67.
External links
- Auteur Theory Illustrations
- Auteurism's defining moment, according to Sarris.
