The Limits of Auteurism

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Godfrey, Nicholas, 1986– author.

Title: The limits of auteurism : case studies in the critically constructed new Hollywood / Nicholas Godfrey.

Description: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Includes filmography.

Subjects: LCSH: Auteur theory (Motion pictures) | Motion pictures—United States—History—20th century.

Classification: LCC PN1995.9.A837 (ebook) | LCC PN1995.9.A837 .G64 2017 (print) | DDC 791.4302/3301—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017015405

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