Research update

My research topic is auteurs, specifically directors as their are the men behind the scene responsible for all the elements of the film coming together: cast, crew and their equipment and the script. The directors are responsible for taking the words off the paper and using all the people involved on set to create the best product for the audience. That is why I'm interested to research whether there are any auteurs left, any directors who still have passion for film and believe that a film should be made for the sake of art and entertainment not for the money.

My focus film is Café Society. This is a newly released film with pretty high profile actors by a very famous director Woody Allen that shows that a movie can be both good and of good taste. Although Woody Allen has been in the business for a long time he has not once given in to the 'blockbuster' conventions and continued to make the movies that he thought had a good story and were good quality. Café society has high profile but talented actors, taking roles suited for them, involved in an original romantic story. The use of real people and simple but amazing events is enough to get good ratings. Additionally, as always the film was first released at Cannes Film Festival followed by the cinematic release. This movie shows Woody Allen is a true auteur as he is still fighting the conventions in 2016.
  
Different online articles regularly discuss weather there are any auteurs left, or any people in Hollywood who don't just want to make films for money. This year's most cinematic releases could possibly support the idea that there is no more passion  and originality in Hollywood but at the same time we cannot ignore some of the best modern auteurs who still release films occasionally.
This can possibly explain why it's sop hard to find their movies even though we are reminded they exist every few years; they are struggling to survive in competition with the major studios who don't take kindly to their extravagant and risky ideas. Directors like Tim Burton would need a pretty big budget to be able to bring to life the weird yet magical stories he has , so this means he and other great auteurs have to rely on the faith and generosity of the studios in order to get their projects in motion.