The Origins of Auteur Theory: The term which dominates how we think and talk about filmmaking

Auteur - it's a favorite term of cinephiles around the world. But what exactly is Auteur Theory? In this Filmmaker IQ course we peal back pages of time and explore the origins of Auteur Theory from the economically tumultuous adolescence of French Cinema to the culture war waged in the columns of competing American movie critics.
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