It also was the start of his longtime relationship with young actor Jean-Pierre Leaud, cast as the delinquent Antoine Doinel. ... Its ultimate effect was to deconstruct the narrative language that had evolved over the previous 60 years and to create a reflexive cinema, whose techniques provided a continuous comment on its own making. ... It was an idea that downplayed the collaborative significance of screenwriters, producers, actors and editors. ... A true auteur director, according to the theory, is able to triumph over second-rate scripts or third-rate actors by sheer strength of personalit...

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He is a representation of every actor or actress who makes it big and becomes blinded by the opulence of the movie industry. ... In the beginning of his life to fame Lockwood's ultimate goal, as is the Hoofer's, may have been to become famous and "make it big" in Hollywood, but it was less important than the method of achieving his goal. ... This sensual and skilled dance between the two is a story of how the actor Don Lockwood is entranced by the beauty and grandeur of a Hollywood career, as the Hoofer is entranced by this woman. ... It's at this point that we come full circle ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Although the narrative of musical can be somewhat anticipated, Feuer is referring to spontaneity in terms of personality traits of characters played by Astaire and Kelly, not the actors themselves. ...

• Word Count: 2434
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate