Auteur Theory and My Son John

by James Morrison

Book Overview

The newest volume in the Film Theory in Practice Series, Auteur Theory and My Son John offers a concise introduction to authorship and auteur theory in jargon-free language. The book goes on to show this theory can be deployed to interpret Leo McCarey's notorious but undervalued film My Son John, which critics deemed a clear-cut failure, and the auteurists declared a masterpiece.

James Morrison traces the development of auteur...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501311751
• ISBN13: 9781501311758
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"