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The Auteur As A Critic: Amy Taubin Reviews Steven Soderbergh, Maria B. Bernedo
The Auteur As A Critic: Amy Taubin Reviews Steven Soderbergh, Maria B. Bernedo
Senior Projects Fall 2023
In this project, we seek to understand the role of the film critic in the modern world through my favorite film critic: Amy Taubin. As a throughline, we use Steven Soderbergh’s most notable works: Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) and The Knick (2014-15)
We additionally study the role of the auteur, and what its impact is on the development of film criticism. We focus on Taubins career over the last 30 years and its impact on the concepts we have around filmmaking, criticism, and auteurism. Mostly, this is a piece about what passion for cinema will lead different creators to. …