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auteurism

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

noun

  1. a variant of auteur theory.


Other Word Forms

  • auteurist noun

Example Sentences

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One result of auteurism is books like this, which cast directors as larger-than-life characters making extraordinary art despite all the philistines around them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024

This connection is key to her form of auteurism.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2023

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

From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2022

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

From The Verge • Oct. 30, 2019

As an uneven but galvanizing cri de coeur from one of America’s most important filmmakers, it proves that audiences haven’t given up on auteurism at its most fiercely didactic and bracingly idiosyncratic.

From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2019