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I've always said to people that auteurism is nice, but it's hypothetical, and gradually you learn how much or how little influence different directors had.

Andrew Sarris

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Andrew Sarris
Age: 83 †
Born: 1928
Born: October 31
Died: 2012
Died: June 20
Film Critic
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New York City
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