- The auteur theory is a movie theory that has a distinctive style (such as Quentin Tarantino)
- They tackle social issues
- All credit for the film goes to the director and not the editor, writer etc.
RICHARD CURTIS A COUNTER EXAMPLE?
Richard Curtis has a distinctive style, although he does not appear to be tackling social issues such as racism, poverty, equality etc. but he also arguably hides these social issues. This means that he cannot be considered an auteur. He mainly works within rom-com which can be used as an argument against him being an auteur.
The genre of rom-com are usually viewed and critiqued as trashy and he does not receive critique in the vast majority of his films. With the exception of Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994).
Filmography
SHANE MEADOWS
- Easily fits the auteur definition
- Two film examples are Dead Mans Shoes and This Is England which both have a working-class protagonist
- He tackles social issues
- Warp minimal box office
- Low budget
- Genre of social realism
- Hybrid (mixing two or more genres)(dead mans shoes is psychological thriller and social realism)
