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- Dictionaryauteur/ɔːˈtəː/
noun
- 1. a film director who influences their films so much that they rank as their author.
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An auteur (/ oʊ ˈ t ɜːr /; French:, lit. 'author') is an artist with a distinctive approach, usually a film director whose filmmaking control is so unbounded and personal that the director is likened to the "author" of the film, [1] thus manifesting the director's unique style or thematic focus. [2]
AUTEUR definition: 1. a film director who has a lot of influence on the making of their films, so that they can be…. Learn more.
1. : a film director whose practice accords with the auteur theory. broadly : director sense c. 2. : an artist (such as a musician or writer) whose style and practice are distinctive. auteurist. ō-ˈtər-ist. adjective or noun. Examples of auteur in a Sentence.
noun. , plural au·teurs [oh-, turz, oh-, tœr]. a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp. auteur. / ɔːˈtɜː / noun. a director whose creative influence on a film is so great as to be considered its author.
If you're an auteur, you make movies that show off your personal style and vision, and you make those movies exactly the way you want: you won’t let any studio executives force you to change the ending.
AUTEUR meaning: 1. a film director who has a lot of influence on the making of their films, so that they can be…. Learn more.
noun. auteurist (auˈteurist) adjective. Word origin. French: author. auteur in American English. (oʊˈtɜr ) noun Word forms: plural auˈteurs (oʊˈtɜr ) 1. the primary creator of a film, esp. the director. 2. a film director with a distinctive personal style. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Definition of auteur noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Oct 14, 2024 · auteur (plural auteurs) 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 their works.
au·teur. (ō-tûr′, ō-tœr′) n. A filmmaker, usually a director, who exercises creative control over his or her works and has a strong personal style. [French, from Old French autor, author; see author.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
