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au·teur (ō tʉr)

noun pl. -·teurs-tʉr

  1. the primary creator of a film, esp. the director
  2. a film director with a distinctive personal style

Etymology: Fr, author

auteur Usage Examples

Preposition: of

cinema: You have a film, right, one by one of the few genuine auteurs of modern cinema.

Converse of object

  • establish: Featuring the films of emerging directors alongside the more established auteurs is a distinguishing factor of the Seagate Foyle Film Festival.
  • consider: But can Tarantino be considered an auteur, if nothing is personal in his facsimile films?

Adjective modifier

  • true: He was a true auteur, creating his own brand of movies with his unmistakable hand.
  • great: He is the most important Spanish director since Buñuel, and one of the greatest living auteurs.
  • major: All the major auteurs, now in Europe, are doing Royal Court plays.
  • few: You have a film, right, one by one of the few genuine auteurs of modern cinema.
  • Spanish: Following its acclaimed reception at Cannes ( Best Screenplay and Best Actress ), this is an outstanding 16th feature for Spanish auteur Almodóvar.
  • British: If there is a case for considering actors as auteurs, Bogarde is probably one of the more interesting and complex of British auteurs.

Modifies a noun

  • theory: Powell was always wary of auteur theory; he reckoned his films ' creator was his whole team.
  • director: The entire production is shot on lush 35mm film by auteur director Philip Mond.
  • study: These include the relationship between cinema and national identity, cinema as an agent of social and political change, and auteur study.
  • movie: The other thing about the 70's was that it was the heyday for auteur movies.

Noun used with modifier

horror: Cradle of Fear Fans of the underground UK horror scene should be familiar with the low budget horror auteur Alex Chandon.

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