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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More A-list auteurs started collaborating with Maisler, and few have looked back.
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David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
In the late ‘60s, Duvall would appear in films directed by hip new auteurs such as Robert Altman (1968’s Countdown) and Francis Ford Coppola (1969’s The Rain People, opposite yet another Neighborhood Playhouse classmate, James Caan).
—Chris Nashawaty, Vanity Fair, 16 Feb. 2026
Like those auteurs, Lisa McGee broke through with a sui generis comedy that mined aspects of her own experience to find authentic humor in a harrowing situation.
—Judy Berman, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
In the years since, Waltz has taken on roles in high-profile films, often working with auteurs like Tim Burton, Alexander Payne and Walter Hill.
—William Earl, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
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David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
In the late ‘60s, Duvall would appear in films directed by hip new auteurs such as Robert Altman (1968’s Countdown) and Francis Ford Coppola (1969’s The Rain People, opposite yet another Neighborhood Playhouse classmate, James Caan).
—Chris Nashawaty, Vanity Fair, 16 Feb. 2026
Like those auteurs, Lisa McGee broke through with a sui generis comedy that mined aspects of her own experience to find authentic humor in a harrowing situation.
—Judy Berman, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
In the years since, Waltz has taken on roles in high-profile films, often working with auteurs like Tim Burton, Alexander Payne and Walter Hill.
—William Earl, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Auteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auteur. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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