auteur

[ oh-tur; French oh-tœr ]

/ oʊˈtɜr; French oʊˈtœr /

noun, plural au·teurs [oh-turz; French oh-tœr]. /oʊˈtɜrz; French oʊˈtœr/.

a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp.

Origin of auteur

1960–65; <French: literally, author, originator <Latin auctor.See author

OTHER WORDS FROM auteur

au·teur·ism, nounau·teur·ist, adjective, noun

Words nearby auteur

autecic, autecious, autecism, autecology, Auteuil, auteur, auteur theory, auth., authentic, authentical, authenticate

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Example sentences from the Web for auteur

They seemed very much like auteur works—but the auteur works of a writer, not the auteur works of a director.
Inside the Obsessive, Strange Mind of True Detective’s Nic Pizzolatto|Andrew Romano|February 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But apparently the studio is aware of a possibility that its auteur prefers to ignore.
Hollywood Declares 2014 the Year of the Bible|Andrew Romano|January 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Every film by Sofia Coppola, the Oscar-winning auteur behind Lost in Translation with the choice genes, is an event.
Sofia Coppola on ‘The Bling Ring,’ Celebrity Culture, Kanye West, More|Marlow Stern|June 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
(German auteur Tom Tykwer co-wrote and directed Cloud Atlas with the Wachowskis).
Best of Toronto Film Festival: ‘Cloud Atlas,’ ‘Argo,’ Ryan Gosling & More|Chris Lee|September 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST

You can see an animated depiction of them debating the auteur theory.
The Only Critic That Mattered|Allen Barra|November 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for auteur

auteur

/ (ɔːˈtɜː) /

noun

a director whose creative influence on a film is so great as to be considered its author

Derived forms of auteur

auteurism, nounauteurist, adjective

Word Origin for auteur

French: author

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单词	auteur
释义	auteur [ oh-tur; French oh-tœr ] / oʊˈtɜr; French oʊˈtœr / noun, plural au·teurs [oh-turz; French oh-tœr]. /oʊˈtɜrz; French oʊˈtœr/. a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp. Origin of auteur 1960–65; <French: literally, author, originator <Latin auctor.See author OTHER WORDS FROM auteur au·teur·ism, nounau·teur·ist, adjective, noun Words nearby auteur autecic, autecious, autecism, autecology, Auteuil, auteur, auteur theory, auth., authentic, authentical, authenticate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for auteur They seemed very much like auteur works—but the auteur works of a writer, not the auteur works of a director. Inside the Obsessive, Strange Mind of True Detective’s Nic Pizzolatto\|Andrew Romano\|February 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But apparently the studio is aware of a possibility that its auteur prefers to ignore. Hollywood Declares 2014 the Year of the Bible\|Andrew Romano\|January 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Every film by Sofia Coppola, the Oscar-winning auteur behind Lost in Translation with the choice genes, is an event. Sofia Coppola on ‘The Bling Ring,’ Celebrity Culture, Kanye West, More\|Marlow Stern\|June 13, 2013\|DAILY BEAST (German auteur Tom Tykwer co-wrote and directed Cloud Atlas with the Wachowskis). Best of Toronto Film Festival: ‘Cloud Atlas,’ ‘Argo,’ Ryan Gosling & More\|Chris Lee\|September 5, 2012\|DAILY BEAST You can see an animated depiction of them debating the auteur theory. The Only Critic That Mattered\|Allen Barra\|November 2, 2011\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for auteur auteur / (ɔːˈtɜː) / noun a director whose creative influence on a film is so great as to be considered its author Derived forms of auteur auteurism, nounauteurist, adjective Word Origin for auteur French: author Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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