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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Her big creative leap has delivered a sweet full-circle moment in a series of them, as Landecker is returning to Austin with the same credentials as the auteurs who got her there.
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Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
Both director and actor seek to defy tone and expectation, and Pattinson’s performance, using a weird little voice and delivering oddball line readings and inflections, fits perfectly with the auteur’s unique approach to humor and sincerity.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Speaking of the New Hollywood, Longworth also sees parallels between what her subjects went through in the 1960s and 1970s and what octogenarian auteurs like Martin Scorsese, Francis Coppola, and Michael Mann are going through now.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2025
Earlier indie auteurs on the Oscar trail, your Quentin Tarantinos and Lars Von Triers, posed as revolutionaries; Baker sold himself as a steward of the art form.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
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Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
Both director and actor seek to defy tone and expectation, and Pattinson’s performance, using a weird little voice and delivering oddball line readings and inflections, fits perfectly with the auteur’s unique approach to humor and sincerity.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Speaking of the New Hollywood, Longworth also sees parallels between what her subjects went through in the 1960s and 1970s and what octogenarian auteurs like Martin Scorsese, Francis Coppola, and Michael Mann are going through now.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2025
Earlier indie auteurs on the Oscar trail, your Quentin Tarantinos and Lars Von Triers, posed as revolutionaries; Baker sold himself as a steward of the art form.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Auteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auteur. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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