AUTEUR THEORY IN CINEMA

What is the definition of auteur theory?

• A theory that recognises a unique signature style evident in a collection of films

• A theory developed in France by a group of film theorists

• A recognition that each film has an 'author' whose style audiences will identify with

• all of the above

Which term did Alexandre Astruc use to try and describe cinema as an art form?

• Camera-pen

• Kino-eye

• Cinema-eye

• Photographic-brush

What quality did Truffaut say auteurs maintained no matter what film they were working on?

• style

• mise-en-scene

• vision

• polysemy

What is the name of the journal in which Auteur theory is first discussed?

• Cinecita

• Cahier Du Cinema

• Cinema cinema

Which of the following directors was NOT an early auteur?

• Orson Welles

• Alfred Hitchcock

• John Ford

• Fred Astair

In which country did the version of auteur theory which claimed films were a collaborative creation originate?

• USA

• England

• Italy

• Mexico

According to Andrew Sarris, auteurs should _________

• take risks

• give opportunities to young actors

• have big budgets

• use music creatively

What is the name of a staunch critic of the auteur theory and conflicted with Sarris?

• Theo Goddard

• Pauline Kael

• Laura Mulvey

• Andre Bazin

Complete the Quote: "there are no good and __, only ____

• bad, movies, good and bad directors

• distinct films, terrible and insignificant films

• well-made movies, poorly edited, short movies

• liberal, films, bad and meaningless movies

Which director has psychological horror as well as use of bathrooms as his recurring themes?

• Alfred Hitchcock

• Stanley Kubrick

• Steven Spielberg

• Quentin Tarantino