>>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) The correct title is Family Viewing. Other Egoyan titles: The Adjuster, Next of Kin. Egoyan will be directing a film for Mel Gibson's Icon Pictures and another based on Russell Bank's novel The Sweet Hereafter ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]