Roman Polanski's Auteur Theory

The auteur theory is a term used to describe the directors cinematic style and how they bring uniqueness to their films. In Timothy Corrigan’s book, A Short Guide to Writing about Film, he elaborates on stylistic associations stating that, “…it implies that the unifying vision behind what you see on the screen is the director’s and that there are certain common themes and stylistic traits that link films by the same filmmaker” (94). This does not imply that movie are the complete product of the director’s vision since there are other people involved in the process such as the cinematographer or the film editor (94). It is safe to say when analyzing Roman Polanski’s auteur, he has an underlying tone of psychological games where darkness, evil,