All of those films are great, but my problem with Wilder is his lack of a signature style. Many of his films do not bear his fingerprints. He was much more of a craftsman than an auteur. A great craftsman, but one nonetheless.

I don’t know if I necessarily agree with that. His auteurism shines through his writing more so than any visual stylization and I think the kind of films he wrote and directed and working in the confines of Hollywood required a more conservative aesthetic approach to allow the material and actors to be the main focus.

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Yeah, I’m gonna have to disagree...you there, melted. The aforementioned three
meltedspinningplastic said: Incidentally, the modern filmmaker I would most compare Wilder to is Steven Soderbergh. Supremely gifted and talented filmmakers with varied thematic interests whose access to money and desire to entertain sometimes become obstacles.
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alexandrumitroi said: Wilder not an auteur? Really? Ugh…
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