auteur
pronunciation
How to pronounce auteur in British English:
UK [əʊ'tɜ:(r)]
How to pronounce auteur in American English:
US [oˈtɚ, oˈtɚr]
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- Noun:
- a filmmaker who has a personal style and keeps creative control over his or her works
Word Origin
- auteur (n.)
- 1962, from French, literally "author" (see author (n.)).
Example
- 1. Directors believe in the auteur theory but not many actors do .
- 2. You know what an auteur film is ?
- 3. Although he has undertaken more commercial assignments like murderer and love in disguise , the focus in let the wind carry me is largely on lee 's work with the aforementioned auteur filmmakers .
- 4. Google does not have a true auteur who unilaterally decides on the final cut .
- 5. A sectarian auteur with modest means used the web to provoke enemies directly .