

The Auteur Theory(1999)
Sex. Lies. Filmmaking.
At an absurdly self-indulgent student film festival, the directors of the (mostly terrible) short films start getting killed off one by one and a budding British documentary filmmaker decides to investigate.
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The Auteur Theory
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Overview
At an absurdly self-indulgent student film festival, the directors of the (mostly terrible) short films start getting killed off one by one and a budding British documentary filmmaker decides to investigate.
Release Date
1999-11-03
Average
4.3
Rating:
2.1 startsTagline
Sex. Lies. Filmmaking.
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English
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