Truffaut's Auteur Theory

Referring to his work as ‘la politique des auteurs’, Trauffaut did not intend for it to be or become a theory - It was later, when Andrew Sarris began promoting his work that Truffauts ‘politique’ was changed into a theory. Leading on from this, a film theorist - André Bazin - then explained that auteur theory is a standard of reference and then, assuming that it continues, can even progresses from one film to the next (Caughie, 1981). This theory also states that only the best films will have the ‘signature’ of their maker and then this could manifest itself as the stamp of their individual personality. Perhaps this could even begin focusing on the recurring themes within the makers “body of