The Auteur Theory

• This is a French film theory which can be applied to many forms of media now.

• Andre Bazin was a film critic and was one of the people who came up with this idea, he also wrote and edited the film journal Cahiers du Cinema.
• The theory is basically the directors film that reflects directors creativity from the director themselves
• The Auteur is the copyright holder of their product
• The theory was formed in 1954 mainly by Francois Traffaut.
• It championed directors like Alfred Hitchcock
• Theory constructed on mise en scene