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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Their productive later years are remarkable considering that Hollywood hasn’t always been kind to aging auteurs — Billy Wilder, for instance, spent his final two decades struggling to get one more movie produced.
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
The auteur had been preparing to start shooting The Movie Critic this year, but is backing away from the project, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
Hutchings, who has been an authoritative bandleader in the past, is more a savvy studio auteur here, alongside co-producer Dilip Harris.
—Evan Haga, SPIN, 11 Apr. 2024
The French filmmakers, working as critics en route to directorial careers, set the basic premises of contemporary film appreciation, such as the idea of the director as a film’s author, or auteur, and the reclamation of some commercial Hollywood pictures as high art.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2024
Lucky for us, then, that there’s a trans auteur who is willing to spring the Joker from the prison of canon and send the character on an idol-killing spree.
—Abraham Josephine Riesman, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
In the new generation of world auteurs, Yorgos Lanthimos matters enormously.
—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
Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
The auteur had been preparing to start shooting The Movie Critic this year, but is backing away from the project, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
Hutchings, who has been an authoritative bandleader in the past, is more a savvy studio auteur here, alongside co-producer Dilip Harris.
—Evan Haga, SPIN, 11 Apr. 2024
The French filmmakers, working as critics en route to directorial careers, set the basic premises of contemporary film appreciation, such as the idea of the director as a film’s author, or auteur, and the reclamation of some commercial Hollywood pictures as high art.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2024
Lucky for us, then, that there’s a trans auteur who is willing to spring the Joker from the prison of canon and send the character on an idol-killing spree.
—Abraham Josephine Riesman, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
In the new generation of world auteurs, Yorgos Lanthimos matters enormously.
—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
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“Auteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auteur. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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