Eragon 's director , Stefen Fangmeier is a proven cinema virtuoso .
The film was directed by STEFEN FANGMEIER , a first-time director and proven cinema virtuoso , who had previously worked as a visual effects director on Lemony Snicket 's A Series of Unfortunate Events and Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World .
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