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To What Exent Can Darren Aronofsky Be Considered an Auteur
Bhavesh Viswanath
October 9, 2012
EE Proposal Film
To what extent can Darren Aronofsky be considered an auteur?
An investigation into the origins of auteur theory and a discussion of whether Darren Aronofsky’s work qualifies him to be considered an auteur, with specific reference to Pi, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, The Wrestler and Black Swan Sources | Thoughts | http://thevoid99.blogspot.com/2010/12/auteurs-2-darren-aronofsky.html | A detailed blog post on the techniques that Darren Aronofsky uses in his films that makes him unique. | http://www.examiner.com/article/indie-auteur-darren-aronofsky-flirts-with-the-mainstream-signs-deal-with-fox | Quotes from Darren Aronofsky and what has inspired him and what films he appreciates. | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIgZgR5GgeMhttp://danielaiurascurgu.blogspot.com/2012/03/what-makes-auteur.html | All study done by a armature critic about how Darren Aronofsky can be considered a Auteur | http://danielaiurascurgu.blogspot.com/2012/03/what-makes-auteur.html | Another blog discussing whether Aronofsky could be consider an auteur and gives examples and compares his films | http://www.filmjuice.com/darren-aronofsky.html | An article from a film website about similarities in the techniques and plot in some of Aronofsky’s films | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXNsAKo4Fgw | Two great directors discussing a wide range of topics about each other’s films. (primary source) | http://northbynorthwestern.com/story/the-genius-of-darren-aronofskys-wildly-imaginative/ | Gives a good understanding of Aronofsky as a director and has some good quotes from him. | http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/darren_aronofsky/ | List of all his works and links to them with reviews by critics. | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004716/ | List of all his works and links to them | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5zZ3Uq0QaU | Detailed interview with the crew of Black Swan (primary source) |

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