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The Auteur

The Auteur

2008•1h 17m•3.7/10
Comedy

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3.7/10(11)

THE AUTEUR follows formerly renowned porn director Arturo Domingo (Five Easy Nieces, Requiem for a Wet Dream) through a bizarre weekend as he receives a lifetime achievement award at a film festival in Portland, OR. Encountering crazed fans, former collaborators, bitter enemies and free-loving hippies, Arturo attempts to put the pieces of his broken career and personal life back together.

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Cast

Melik Malkasian

Arturo Domingo

Denise Chanterelle DuBois

Margaret le Plage

Loren Hoskins

Loren Hoskins

Manny Davis

John Breen

Frank E. Normo

Alice McMunn

Alice McMunn

Dyke Club 'I'm You - Bitch!' Woman

Cora Benesh

Cora Benesh

Porn Chick

Katherine Flynn

Katherine Flynn

Fiona Hanegan

Cara Seymour

Cara Seymour

Doris

Andrew Harris

Andrew Harris

Ram Dick

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