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auteurist

American  
[oh-tur-ist] / oʊˈtɜr ɪst /

noun

auteurists plural
  1. a person who advocates for or whose work conforms to auteur theory.


adjective

  1. relating to or characteristic of an auteur.

  2. of or relating to auteur theory.

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Here I should note that “Lux Aeterna” began life as a kind of auteurist fashion ad, with Yves Saint Laurent financing the production and outfitting the actors in exchange for a soupçon of Noé’s vision.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2022

“Blue Bayou” was filmed on 16mm, which has become one of Chon’s auteurist hallmarks, creating for a grainy, tactile and textured immediacy of the image.

From Seattle Times Sep. 15, 2021

But the advertising and soap opera industries aren’t exactly known for cultivating auteurist voices.

From New York Times Aug. 27, 2021

Of course, Babylon Berlin is a massive international hit, and it actually is auteurist TV in a lot of ways, since the same three people write and direct all of it.

From Slate Dec. 13, 2020

Nolan’s mantle of auteurist purity rings particularly false considering the thoughtfulness of some of his colleagues.

From Washington Post Aug. 31, 2020

When Vogel wrote, in 1966, of the throng of young filmmakers, he was writing about young auteurists.

From The New Yorker Jan. 20, 2015

Vogel and Cinema 16 created better viewers; Cahiers du Cinéma and its auteurists created better filmmakers.

From The New Yorker Jan. 20, 2015

The auteurists and Roud, Sarris, and the young Bogdanovich produced filmmakers; Vogel produced viewers.

From The New Yorker Jan. 20, 2015

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