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
Examples of auteur in a Sentence
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In the new generation of world auteurs, Yorgos Lanthimos matters enormously.
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
The auteur sparked a romance with Rossellini during the making of the film in 1985 and their relationship lasted four years.
—Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2024
Projects from Oscar-winning Scottish director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland), Philippine filmmaker Erik Matti (On the Job) and Austrian auteur Barbara Albert (Nordrand) have been picked as the most promising new TV pitches at this year’s Series Mania festival.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
The auteur’s work, which has won awards at Berlin, Venice and Locarno, among many other prestigious festivals, frequently examines the current social and political state of the Philippines and, by extension, the world.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
European auteurs, such as Thomas Ostermeier and Ivo van Hove, have had success burning away what impatient modern audiences might consider novelistic padding.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group continues to partner with artists with deep-bench catalogs — announcing on Tuesday (March 5) a deal with Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry to acquire half of the suave auteur’s sound recording, publishing, and name, image and likeness rights.
—Marc Schneider, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2024
The film: 2023 was a banner year for the return of some of our most distinctive and gifted auteurs, including Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, Greta Gerwig, and Alexander Payne.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2024
While the auteur didn’t get a chance to give his acceptance speech onstage, Netflix shared his statement on his win.
—Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2024
Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
The auteur sparked a romance with Rossellini during the making of the film in 1985 and their relationship lasted four years.
—Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2024
Projects from Oscar-winning Scottish director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland), Philippine filmmaker Erik Matti (On the Job) and Austrian auteur Barbara Albert (Nordrand) have been picked as the most promising new TV pitches at this year’s Series Mania festival.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
The auteur’s work, which has won awards at Berlin, Venice and Locarno, among many other prestigious festivals, frequently examines the current social and political state of the Philippines and, by extension, the world.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
European auteurs, such as Thomas Ostermeier and Ivo van Hove, have had success burning away what impatient modern audiences might consider novelistic padding.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group continues to partner with artists with deep-bench catalogs — announcing on Tuesday (March 5) a deal with Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry to acquire half of the suave auteur’s sound recording, publishing, and name, image and likeness rights.
—Marc Schneider, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2024
The film: 2023 was a banner year for the return of some of our most distinctive and gifted auteurs, including Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, Greta Gerwig, and Alexander Payne.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2024
While the auteur didn’t get a chance to give his acceptance speech onstage, Netflix shared his statement on his win.
—Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2024
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