auteur Definition
au·teur (ō tʉr′)
noun pl. -·teurs′-tʉr′
- the primary creator of a film, esp. the director
- 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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