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auteur theory

noun

(in film criticism) a theory that the director is the chief creator of a film and gives it an individual style that is evident in all aspects of the finished product.

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Nearby words

autecious, autecism, autecology, auteuil, auteur, auteur theory, auth., auth. ver., authentic, authentical, authenticate

Origin of auteur theory

First recorded in 1960–65
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019