Auteur Cinema — From Classical to Digital

This book traces the origins and evolution of cinema, focusing on the emergence of auteur cinema—a transformative milestone that reshaped filmmaking from the mid-twentieth century onward. It liberated cinema from the dominance of studios and American production companies that sought to sideline directors and impose rigid formulas. The book reviews major cinematic currents throughout history, including the American studio system and its opposition, German Expressionism, Socialist Realism, Italian Neorealism, and the French New Wave. It culminates in a discussion of auteur theory, presented as an intellectual complement to the technical innovations that have shaped modern cinema.