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Originally Posted by Astrakan
Film, more so than any other artistic medium, is a collaborative artform. And sure, the director has a HUGE impact on the finished picture, or there'd be no such thing as director trademarks or even the auteur theory. But to consider any director the sole author of a film? Bah. The only time that could possibly apply is for some experimental film where the director truly was the only person involved in every single creative decision.
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I've never believed that a movie's success or failure lies entirely in the hands of it's director. The best directors get that way by working with the best behind-the-scenes collaborators time and again. 
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