> >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. > Lots of chapters on the French auteurs are in my book _Creative Encounters with French Films_ (Edwin Mellen Press, 1993 - by Emily Zants); indeed, all the directors are treated separately as auteurs -- 23 of them, as I recall. And there is a summary (4+ pages) in the introduction of the "Politique des auteurs" and lots of references to other sources. Enjoy! Emily ! Prof. Emily Zants, U. of HI "... and the whole of Combray ... sprang ! ! [log in to unmask] into being, town and gardens alike, from ! ! FAX: (808) 237-8284 my cup of tea." Proust's Butterfly Effect! ! http://www2.hawaii.edu/~zants/zants.html ! ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]