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The Auteur Theory

The Auteur Theory

Sex. Lies. Filmmaking.

19993.91h 17m

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.

Directed by Evan Oppenheimer
Written by Evan Oppenheimer
Produced by Holly Sorensen
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Top Cast

Natasha Lyonne

Natasha Lyonne

Rosemary Olsen - Finalist

Alan Cox

Alan Cox

George Sand

Sean Gunn

Sean Gunn

Tori York

Daniel Cantor

Daniel Cantor

Elliot Lewis

Armin Shimerman

Armin Shimerman

Detective Blank

Dana Lee

Dana Lee

Arthur Wong

Garrett Wang

Garrett Wang

Mike Wong / God

Angeline Ball

Angeline Ball

Carmela Cicero Maresca - Finalist

Rachel True

Rachel True

Sasha Swann - Finalist

J

Jit Sarkar

Asmali Jawad - Finalist

About The Auteur Theory

The Auteur Theory is a thriller, comedy, mystery film released in 1999. Directed by Evan Oppenheimer, it stars Natasha Lyonne, Alan Cox, Sean Gunn. 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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