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
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Big-name auteurs – Karim Aïnouz and Kleber Mendonça Filho – have both played in the Cannes main competition twice, breaking out to theatrical release abroad.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 27 June 2024
This prompted a visit from the auteur himself to the Sun Theatre.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 24 June 2024
Cronenberg is among the most unique and influential filmmakers of his generation an auteur who has created a bespoke brand of intellectual horror with films such as Scanners, Videodrome, The Fly, Crash and A History of Violence.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 June 2024
An all-star film adaptation followed in 1990, directed by All the President’s Men and The Parallax View auteur Alan J. Pakula and starring Harrison Ford as the defendant, Rusty Sabich.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 12 June 2024
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John Hopewell, Variety, 27 June 2024
This prompted a visit from the auteur himself to the Sun Theatre.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 24 June 2024
Cronenberg is among the most unique and influential filmmakers of his generation an auteur who has created a bespoke brand of intellectual horror with films such as Scanners, Videodrome, The Fly, Crash and A History of Violence.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 June 2024
An all-star film adaptation followed in 1990, directed by All the President’s Men and The Parallax View auteur Alan J. Pakula and starring Harrison Ford as the defendant, Rusty Sabich.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 12 June 2024
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“Auteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auteur. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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