André Bazin Author

Bert Cardullo is Professor and Chair, Department of Media and Communication, at Izmir University of Economics, Turkey. His books include Federico Fellini: Interviews, Jean Renoir: Interviews, Bazin at Work, and The Films of Robert Bresson. Andre Bazin (1918-58) was one of the most influential film critics and theorists of the Twentieth Century. A co-founder of Cahiers du cinema, he is widely considered to be the chief instigator of auteur theory.