1
: a film director whose practice accords with the auteur theory
broadly
: director sense c
2
: an artist (such as a musician or writer) whose style and practice are distinctive
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The Girls auteur has struck a first-look deal with the streamer for TV series via her indie Good Thing Going (GTG).
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
But Truffaut said every auteur makes a movie, breaks it apart and then makes the same movie.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
The actor will re-team with the Greek auteur and Emma Stone for Bugonia.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 20 Jan. 2025
On January 16, the family of visionary auteur filmmaker David Lynch announced his death at the age of 78.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 16 Jan. 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
But Truffaut said every auteur makes a movie, breaks it apart and then makes the same movie.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
The actor will re-team with the Greek auteur and Emma Stone for Bugonia.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 20 Jan. 2025
On January 16, the family of visionary auteur filmmaker David Lynch announced his death at the age of 78.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Auteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auteur. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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