Lolita Kubrick’s Lolita‚ in my opinion‚ is an excellent example of Kubrick’s attempt (and success) in transforming one of the best literary works in history into a cinematic work. Kubrick’s use of innuendo and visual storytelling truly conveys the novel’s spirit‚ feel‚ and irony. The characters in Kubrick’s Lolita are the driving force to the story and are managed by superb actors and actresses. That aside and more importantly‚ it is Kubrick’s use of relationships‚ staging‚ environment‚ suggestion
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“… As far as I know‚ there is no definition of the auteur theory in the English language‚ that is‚ by an American or British critic” (Sarris 1962) was the opening line to Andrew Sarris’s famous “Notes on the Auteur Theory in 1962” essay. This essay is what brought the “auteur theory” in to the spotlight in the USA. And to today‚ this theory is still in hot debate. Trying to figure out whether or not the director is the lone “auteur” of a film is a tough claim to make. In an article for Slate Magazine
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Greatness. The term Auteur seems to bless a privileged group of filmmakers with an almost messiah-like legacy. Men such as Alfred Hitchcock‚ John Ford and Fritz Lange are believed to inhabit the ranks of the cinematic elite‚ and not surprisingly most critics are more than willing to bestow upon them the title of Auteur. By regarding filmmaking as yet another form of art‚ Auteur theory stipulates that a film is the direct result of its director’s genius. With the emerging prominence of auteur based criticism
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growing doubt among conspiracy theorists claiming that the live broadcast provided by NASA showing Apollo 11’s lunar module landing on the moon was in fact faked. The conspiracy theory states that the landing actually occurred in an undisclosed Hollywood studio set by the United States‚ with the help of famed director Stanley Kubrick‚ in an attempt to beat the Soviets in the space race. Disproving the belief that the moon landing was faked by the government can be done by examining the physical evidence
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watching the play. Bertolt Brecht believed in a much different way to write a play‚ known as Epic Theater. Epic Theater highlights the problems of society while surrounding the theatergoers with an unrealistic plot. Dr. Strange Love directed by Stanley Kubrick‚ is a perfect example of epic theater the way Bertolt wanted it. In the movie Dr. Strange Love the names of the characters were supposed to be spoof and let the theatergoers know that they are in a theater and this isn’t real life. Some of the
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is a way in which film can be categorised according to the stylistic and narrative elements of the director. Auteur theory usually attributes the creation of a films artistic style solely to the director. Film authorship can be explored as a commercial‚ textual‚ or critical category as explained below in relation to the films of director David Lynch. The concept of the director as “auteur” was brought about in an article by French film critic Alexandre Astruc featured in the magazine “Cahiers du
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To what extent can the auteur theory be applied successfully to the work of Peter Jackson? Is there evidence of a characteristic authorial signature and if so what is it? To apply the term ‘auteur’ to a director who has openly claimed “I don’t quite know what an auteur is.” may seem nonsensical‚ but there is no denying that the work of Peter Jackson has proven him to be deemed an auteur. From his origins in amateur ‘splatstick’‚ Jackson’s stylistic and thematic traits have remained a constant in
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GARRY MARSHALL- AUTEUR THEORY An auteur is a filmmaker whose movies are characterized by their creative influence. Garry Marshall is an American filmmaker‚ he has directed more than 15 films in his career. Garry Marshall’s films The Princess Diaries‚ Valentines Day and Overboard share a common theme of love and a genre of romance and comedy‚ he likes to use the same actors in his films and have the common plot of a double twist. Garry Marshall likes to keep to the same character persona and
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(2008). People who are merely fans say that he is an auteur. Film majors‚ however‚ disagree and believe that he doesn’t have enough movies out and that he is just good in relation to box office results and should not be considered an auteur. I have to disagree with the people who say Nolan is not an auteur. The Auteur theory states that when a director has reached a level where he‚ or she‚ has a “stamp” on all his films‚ he is considered an auteur. The road a director must take is to have his‚ or
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A View To The Work of Director Stanley Kubrick Only few Hollywood directors can distinguish themselves for bridging the gap of making purely entertaining films to creating pieces of art. Stanley Kubrick has placed himself in history as a true artist of the seventh art. Stanley Kubrick is known for reinventing himself in every film he makes. However‚ as every other artist‚ there are different things that connect every creation he made. His use of camera‚ photography‚ colors and extreme detailing
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