Removed for Privacy Film Criticism 02/25/2003 A Study of Works of the Auteur Wes Anderson Wes Anderson, a young and relatively new director, has to date directed only three major motion pictures and a short film. The short film Bottle Rocket, made in 1994 went on to be made into a full-length film in 1996. His second film, Rushmore (1998) was widely hailed as a masterpiece at its Cannes Film Festival debut. His third and final movie to date …showed first 75 words of 1425 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1425 total…working with a set of actors and writes parts specifically with those actors in mind. He repeatedly uses flawed and malcontent characters to create his story. The emphasis on these deranged individuals as "normal" people that deserve love and happiness is in all three of his films. It can also be established that he enjoys putting music to his visual medium. Using these examples intrinsic to the auteurist approach, Anderson communicates himself through his art.