The category of the „author” in art can be considered in a descriptive or normative sense. In the normative sense it was introduced by the so-called „author’s politics” from the 1950s and 1960s. In the descriptive sense, it is the choice of the narrative model – ”transparent” or „author’s”. The inspirations for the cinema were both self-themed threads (in the film), and the other arts: painting and literature. In conclusion, the author attempts to answer the question, what is the status of the author in contemporary cinema.