The Auteur

The Auteur (2008)

  • 67% of critics liked it
    (6 reviews)

  • 44% of users liked it
    (197 ratings)

As an eight-year-old boy in a small Italian village, Arturo Domingo found copies of both Cahiers du Cinéma and Hustler under his parents' bed, and it was then that his future as the "Kubrick of porno" took root. Now mid-career, after a number of highly acclaimed films (like My Left Nut), he finds… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 16 min.
Directed By
Arturo Domingo, James Westby
Written By
James Westby
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Jan 1, 2008 Wide
On DVD
Dec 22, 2009
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Critic Reviews

  • Robert Koehler, Variety

    Half of the laughs stem from X-rated spins on famous movie titles, but a gentle, less ironic humor also occasionally pokes through.

  • David Cornelius, eFilmCritic.com

    It's a one-joke affair that quickly abandons snarky, devilish wit and aims instead for easier, more obvious gags.

  • Dan Jardine, Apollo Guide

    too tame to be outrageous, too limp to be erotic, and too predictable to be in any way surprising

  • Marc Mohan, Oregonian

    It's heart it's a goofy, smutty comedy about sex and the film industry, two of the most humorous topics out there.

  • Scott Weinberg, Cinematical

    If you don't mind a lot of smutty gags mixed with a strange concoction of wit, warmth, and (yes) melodrama, I'm betting you'll become a fan of The Auteur.

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