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Xavier Dolan Film Writer/Director/Actor Age 21 Most Famous Works: I Killed My Mother (2009), Heartbeats (2010), South Park (he does the French-dubbed voice of Stan) He’s made two feature films, won four awards at Cannes, was in the official selection at last year’s Toronto Film Festival, and he’s only twenty-one years old. I first heard about Canadian-French director … [Read more...] about The Auteur Theory: The Prodigal Auteur

Julie Taymor Theater/Film Director Age 58 Most Famous Works: The Lion King (1997 musical), Frida (2002), Across the Universe (2007) When I started this blog, I knew that it was sadly going to have a large gender bias. Besides actresses, women in the entertainment industry are difficult to find and coming across a female auteur is even a more difficult challenge. But I … [Read more...] about The Auteur Theory: The Visionary Auteur

By: Eric Weintraub David Lynch Film Writer/Director Age 65 Most Famous Works: Eraserhead (1977), Blue Velvet (1986), Mulholland Dr. (2001) Ten years before Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan became one of the most talked about films in town, there was another piece of surrealist filmmaking that included an ambitious woman struggling to become famous, a case of multiple … [Read more...] about The Auteur Theory: The Surreal Auteur

J.D. Salinger American Writer Age 91 (deceased) Most Famous Works: The Catcher in the Rye (1951), Franny and Zooey (1961), “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” (1948) It has been just over a year since J.D. Salinger passed away and with the arrival of the first anniversary of his death, I’ve chosen to take the time to reflect on his life and what made him a genius auteur … [Read more...] about The Auteur Theory: The Cynical Auteur