If my work has anything, it’s that I’m taking this from this and that from that and mixing them together.” (Empire magazine interview, 1994.)
WUENTIN QUARANTINO MOVIE
Many filmmakers remix and reuse parts of existing films without any acknowledgement of their influences. This can not be said of Quentin Tarantino who provides some of the best examples of appropriation in film by copying, transforming and combining past texts and movies to create ingenious and original films, and then speaks openly about his influences passionately and with great reverence. “I steal from every single movie ever made. If his films are that recognisable does this make him an auteur? Does Quentin Tarantino fit that mould? The above examples are, along with other qualities is ample proof of Quentin Tarantino’s auteur status. Quentin Tarantino’s films are characterized as having non-linear storylines, stylistically excessive violence, satirical subject matter and being littered with repetition. Thirdly an auteur should have an influence on the in depth meaning of a film and so making it his own interpretation of that distinct moment in time. This identification often comes from recurring motifs and habitual characteristics of style. This identification frequently originates from repeating themes and distinctive, qualities of style.
Secondly the director should develop an individual mark that is identifiable over every single movie that he directs. They must ensure that they have technical skill and knowledge of technical apparatus. Sarris insists that to be a true auteur, there are three areas of criteria that need to be met.įirstly, the director must prove to be technically proficient in film making.
This hypothesis was developed a couple of years later in the United States through the articles written by Andrew Sarris, critic for The Village Voice.
Hence the director brings his unique style and interpretation to the film.įrancois Truffaut’s comments that “there are no good and bad movies, only good and bad directors” (Truffaut 1954) shows film needs to be a signature of a creative individual. Auteur theory was started by a group of influential French film critics in the 1950s and explores the idea of individual creative vision and cinema control.
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