Auteurship - Tom Tykwer

I watched Tom Tykwer's "Cloud Atlas", "Run Lola, Run"and "Perfume, the story of a murderer".

Tom Tykwer, a German, seems to be interested in unusual and corky material. He asserts himself in the story by bringing out its corkiness. His authorship can also be seen in the performances in his movies. He brings out not just the pretty, but often the ugly and the pure in his actors. This can specially be seen in "Perfume, the story of a murderer".

He has an unconventional use of lenses, i.e extremely wide lenses for closeups. His cast are usually very diverse. But despite all the technical touches, he brings a sense of absurd reality to his pieces. Even when the style bombars the content, i.e in "Run Lola, Run", he manages to stay true to his sense of humor and bring almost an acute form of reality.