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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The casting follows the recent unveiling of Chaturvedi in the title role of the biographical drama tracing Shantaram’s journey from the silent era through his emergence as one of India’s most influential auteurs.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Dec. 2025
As soon as the acquisition was announced, industry observers began to speculate whether or not Netflix would, say, continue Warner Bros’ commitment to theatrical releases, something that’s important to its auteur directors like Dune filmmaker Denis Villeneuve.
—Angela Watercutter, Wired News, 5 Dec. 2025
These new auteurs are not playing.
—Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
But Marty Supreme also bears the stamp of a gifted auteur carving out his own space with his own signature and his own deep connection to New York past and present.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Dec. 2025
As soon as the acquisition was announced, industry observers began to speculate whether or not Netflix would, say, continue Warner Bros’ commitment to theatrical releases, something that’s important to its auteur directors like Dune filmmaker Denis Villeneuve.
—Angela Watercutter, Wired News, 5 Dec. 2025
These new auteurs are not playing.
—Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
But Marty Supreme also bears the stamp of a gifted auteur carving out his own space with his own signature and his own deep connection to New York past and present.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for auteur
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“Auteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auteur. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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