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In an interview in the film magazine Empire, Ian Nathan asks if Michael Mann can be considered ‘a Hollywood auteur’ (2004: 85). Mann is a major Hollywood presence: writer, producer and director of a dozen films as well as producer of various television shows. Does his position in Hollywood make him an auteur, a term which suggests responsibility for the finished film? This book takes the position that Michael Mann can be regarded as an auteur, and this chapter justifies this assertion through discussion of auteur theory in relation to Mann’s career.
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© 2011 Vincent M. Gaine
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Gaine, V.M. (2011). Michael Mann — Hollywood Auteur?. In: Existentialism and Social Engagement in the Films of Michael Mann. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230348448_2
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