auteurist
Americannoun
plural
auteuristsadjective
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relating to or characteristic of an auteur.
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of or relating to auteur theory.
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It’s the more bonkers elements that make this movie sing and that grinning, ghoulish sensibility proves to be Sokolov’s auteurist signature.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Since 2016, after a brief retirement from moviemaking, he has found a new auteurist groove with modest resources, fast shoots, boundless energy and a striking lack of preciosity about the medium.
From New York Times • Feb. 9, 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
We like to think that if TV became more auteurist, it would become better, because it would lead to more idiosyncratic and personal work.
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
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