It's sometimes discouraging to see all of a director's movies, because there's so much repetition. The auteurists took this to be a sign of a directo… - Pauline Kael

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It's sometimes discouraging to see all of a director's movies, because there's so much repetition. The auteurists took this to be a sign of a director's artistry, that you could recognize his movies. But it can also be a sign that he's a hack.