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That old politique --the auteur theory, in plain English--was first articulated in the 1950s by a group of French critics, many of whom went on to become, as directors, fixtures of the Nouvelle Vague . In a nutshell, the theory--brought to these shores in 1962 by Village Voice film critic Andrew Sarris--held that, like any work of art, a film represents the vision of an individual artist, almost always the director.
At the summit, within three layers of protective wall, are the remains of a Temple of Aphrodite, an early Christian Basilica, Byzantine cisterns, a Frankish Tower, and Ottoman mosques and fountains — this is Greek history in a nutshell!
That, in a nutshell, is the history of Kosovo.
Proverbs may be considered as a rough guide to local customs, traditions in a nutshell.
In a nutshell, GAO currently stands at an important crossroads in its history and in its ability to provide the unique support the Congress and the American people expect from it.