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Sarah Bailin: In Response To “A Dialogue Between Two Aspiring Filmmakers”

Your blog brings up some valuable points that I believe have been lacking in our discussions thus far. Why are mainstream films considered inferior? More importantly, why do we as academics feel the need to debate the issue of mainstream … Continue reading

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The Rise and Fall of the Auteur

In the March 30, 1948 edition of “L‘Écran française”, French filmmaker and film critic Alexandre Astruc published an article entitled “The Birth of a New Avant-Garde: La Camera-Stylo” (translated) wherein he called for a new type of cinema in which … Continue reading

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