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auteurism

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

noun

  1. a variant of auteur theory.


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Responsible for such laughably reductive shorthand as “Scorsese’s ‘Taxi Driver’” or “Hal Ashby’s ‘Coming Home,’” auteurism is the taxonomic convenience that became a religion.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2024

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

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