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auteurism

American  
[oh-tur-i-zuhm] / oʊˈtɜr ɪ zəm /

noun

  1. a variant of auteur theory.


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In Levine’s interpretation, auteurism has meant discarding months of work, much to his staff’s dismay.

From Seattle Times Jan. 10, 2022

But “Titane” is so self-consciously transgressive and weird, that it’s difficult to discern who it’s for, besides fetishists, freak-flag fliers and fans of auteurism at its most hermetic and solipsistic.

From Washington Post Sep. 28, 2021

These constant huge events necessitated an editorial heavy-handedness that stifled the auteurism DC had made its signature.

From The Verge Oct. 30, 2019

In the years after Sarris’s book hit, auteurism went in and out of fashion, drifting on theoretical currents.

From New York Times May 17, 2018

Collaborative and confrontational, sincere while also making everything available for a mischievous joke, the Daniels duo may be a model for post-millennial auteurism, in control with a deceptively slapdash sense of precision. 

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2016

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