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auteur
(redirected from auteurist)

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au·teur  (-tûr, -tr)
n.
A filmmaker, usually a director, who exercises creative control over his or her works and has a strong personal style.

[French, from Old French autor, author; see author.]

auteur [ɔːˈtɜː]
n
(Performing Arts) a director whose creative influence on a film is so great as to be considered its author
[French: author]
auteurism  n
auteurist  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.auteur - a filmmaker who has a personal style and keeps creative control over his or her works
film maker, film producer, filmmaker, movie maker - a producer of motion pictures
Translations
auteur [ɔːˈtɜːr] n (= film director) → grand(e) réalisateur/trice m/f
film d'auteur → film d'auteur


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