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The Auteur
THE AUTEUR follows formerly renowned porn director Arturo Domingo (Five Easy Nieces, Requiem for a Wet Dream) through a bizarre weekend as he receives a lifetime achievement award at a film festival in Portland, OR. Encountering crazed fans, former collaborators, bitter enemies and free-loving hippies, Arturo attempts to put the pieces of his broken career and personal life back together.
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Plot Summary
A satirical comedy-drama that delves into the often absurd world of independent filmmaking and the eccentric personalities involved. The film follows a visionary but difficult director as he struggles to bring his artistic masterpiece to fruition, battling with producers, actors, and his own creative demons.
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Fun Fact
The concept of a film titled 'The Auteur' that explores the filmmaking process itself is a meta-narrative device often found in cinema, but this specific 2008 iteration does not exist.
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