>I have recently been assigned to pick and write a paper on a film >auteur for class. Since I have just been an observer on this list >up until now, I am interested to know if anyone has any recommendations. Without subjecting myself to a debate on the the validity of the auteur theory, I would suggest two directors who have rarely been discussed within such a framework (and who I think are "auteurs"): Phillip Kaufman (The Wanderers, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Right Stuff, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, etal) and Atom Egoyan (Speaking Parts, Family Matters, Calendar, Exotica, etal) Jerry ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]