Auteur Definition

ō-tûr, ō-tœr
auteurs
noun
A filmmaker, usually a director, who exercises creative control over his or her works and has a strong personal style.
American Heritage
The primary creator of a film, esp. the director.
Webster's New World
A film director with a distinctive personal style.
Webster's New World

A creative artist, especially a film director, seen as having a specific, recognisable artistic vision, and who is seen as the single or preeminent ‘author’ of his works.

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Noun

Singular:
auteur
Plural:
auteurs

Origin of Auteur

  • Borrowing from French auteur (“author”). Popularised by François Truffaut in the 1954 essay “Une certaine tendance du cinéma français” (“A certain tendency in French cinema”) in the influential film journal Cahiers du cinéma as the phrase “la politique des Auteurs”.

    From Wiktionary

  • French from Old French autor author author

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Auteur Sentence Examples

  • But can Tarantino be considered an auteur, if nothing is personal in his facsimile films?

  • He was a true auteur, creating his own brand of movies with his unmistakable hand.

  • Following its acclaimed reception at Cannes (Best Screenplay and Best Actress ), this is an outstanding 16th feature for Spanish auteur Almodóvar.

  • 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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