Can There Be Such a Thing as a Mainstream Auteur? The Case of Spielberg
A film lecture by Laurent Jullier (Professor of Film Studies, University of Lorraine) | in French | with film excerpts | about 45’
Can Steven Spielberg be considered an auteur? Is his universal success compatible with the distinctive voice expected of a true auteur? Since the very definition of “auteur” is open to debate, this lecture takes a pragmatic approach, exploring whether Spielberg has a recognisable stylistic signature and recurring thematic obsessions that run throughout his films.
► Followed by a screening of: Jaws
synopsis
Just days before the start of the summer season, the residents of the small seaside resort of Amity are thrown into turmoil by the appearance of a shark…
L’efficacité de la mise en scène garantit à chaque vision nouvelle suspense et surprise. Spielberg parvient à dessiner de vrais personnages, sans jamais nuire à l’action. C’est Moby Dick, revisité par un (grand) enfant du pop art, traquant nos angoisses et nos peurs.
Télérama
Spielberg may be the man who created the New Hollywood, but in his first megahit he summed up what was best in the old -- the humor, the perversity, and the storytelling integrity of Alfred Hitchcock.
New Yorker