This article will offer an overview of the ever-changing relationship between the crime genre – understood as a global, transnational phenomenon – and European art cinema, with its national specificities. After a historical contextualization, this contribution focuses on the mode of production and circulation of contemporary European crime cinema by looking at two case studies of the contemporary national productions of Spain and Northern Ireland. The goal is to grasp the shifts occurring in this relationship, so understanding both the role played by the ‘auteur’ label in the distribution, commercialization, and appreciation of European crime cinema and how easily-marketable crime storylines promote the creation of new modes of authorship.

本文将概述犯罪类型（被理解为一种全球性的跨国现象）与具有国家特性的欧洲艺术电影之间不断变化的关系。在历史语境化之后，本文通过考察西班牙和北爱尔兰当代民族作品的两个案例研究，重点关注当代欧洲犯罪电影的制作和流通模式。目标是掌握这种关系中发生的变化，从而了解“导演”标签在欧洲犯罪电影的发行、商业化和欣赏中所扮演的角色，以及易于销售的犯罪故事情节如何促进新模式的创造作者身份。