Research On Jia Zhangke's Films From The Perspective Of The Auteur Theory

The "Auteur theory",which is originated from the "New Wave" film movement,affirms the position of the film director,advocates director's individualized creative style,and praises the thorough expression of director's initiative,as well as the creativity in the movie work.The theory of "Auteur" has a profound influence on the development of Chinese film.Jia Zhangke is one of the important directors of this kind.His films feature "Author's film" and distinctive individualized characteristics.The author takes Jia Zhangke's films as examples and tries to explore the distinctive "Author's film" characteristics of Jia Zhangke's films from the perspective of theme expression,narrative characteristics,audio-visual language and so on.In the introduction part,the author expounds the significance of this research,the research statues,and research method.The main body is divided into four chapters.In Chapter One,on the basis of the origin of "Auteur theory" and its important influence in China,the author expounds Jia Zhangke's creation process and the characteristics of "Author's film" in his works are analyzed in detail.In Chapter Two,based on the scripts of Jia Zhangke's films,the author summarizes the narrative themes in his "Author's film".In Chapter Three,through the research on the narrative structure,character image and narrative space of Jia Zhangke's films,the author expounds the narrative characteristics of Jia Zhangke's "Author's film" systematically.In Chapter Four,through the audio-visual code of Jia Zhangke's films,the author discusses the unique image style characteristics of his "Author's film".In Conclusion,the author summarizes the perseverance and evolution of Jia Zhangke's "Author's film".