Asked by Sarah Holtby on Apr 27, 2024

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Choose either Orson Welles or Howard Hawks and describe how the director's career trajectory complicates the auteur theory.

Auteur Theory

A film criticism concept that suggests the director's personal vision, style, and creative input predominately shape a film, making them the "author" of the movie.

  • Explore the complex relationship between film auteurs and the auteur theory.
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Zybrea KnightMay 03, 2024
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Auteur theory states that the director is the sole creative voice behind the film.Welles often had his films taken away by the studio and many times they were reshot and recut.Hawks directed films in radically different genres and rarely exhibited a flashy style-catering more towards the genre and studio style than anything-but you can vaguely see concerns regarding morality in them.