Definitions for AUTEUR
oʊˈtɜrau·teur

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1. auteurnoun

   a filmmaker who has a personal style and keeps creative control over his or her works

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1. auteurnoun

   A creative artist, especially a film director, seen as having a specific, recognisable artistic vision, and who is seen as the single or preeminent 'author' of his works.

2. Etymology: From auteur. Popularised by in the 1954 essay “Une certaine tendance du cinéma français” (“A certain tendency in French cinema”) in the influential film journal as the phrase “la politique des Auteurs”.

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1. Auteur

   An auteur (; French: [otœʁ], lit. 'author') is an artist with a distinctive approach, usually a film director whose filmmaking control is so unbounded but personal that the director is likened to the "author" of the film, which thus manifests the director's unique style or thematic focus. As an unnamed value, auteurism originated in French film criticism of the late 1940s, and derives from the critical approach of André Bazin and Alexandre Astruc, whereas American critic Andrew Sarris in 1962 called it auteur theory. Yet the concept first appeared in French in 1955 when director François Truffaut termed it policy of the authors, and interpreted the films of some directors, like Alfred Hitchcock, as a body revealing recurring themes and preoccupations. American actor Jerry Lewis directed his own 1960 film The Bellboy via sweeping control, and was praised for "personal genius." By 1970, the New Hollywood era emerged with studios granting directors broad leeway. Pauline Kael argued, however, that "auteurs" rely on creativity of others, like cinematographers. Georges Sadoul deemed a film's putative "author" potentially even an actor, but a film indeed collaborative. Aljean Harmetz cited major control even by film executives. David Kipen's view of screenwriter as indeed main author is termed Schreiber theory. In the 1980s, large failures prompted studios to reassert most control. The auteur concept has also been applied to non-film directors, such as record producers and video game designers.

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1. auteur

   An auteur is a film director who influences their films so much that they are regarded as the author of the movie. The term implies a director's distinct personal style, signature, and thematic preoccupation, which make their body of work recognizable and consistent. This filmmaker's vision often overrides that of the producer or writer.

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1. • Film Maker

How to pronounce AUTEUR?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Zira

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of AUTEUR in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of AUTEUR in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of AUTEUR in a Sentence

1. Charles de LEUSSE:

   Satan plagiarized by dictator, and he doesn’t even have copyright! (Satan plagié par dictateur, - Et il n’a même pas de droits d’auteur!)

2. Charles de LEUSSE:

   Satan plagiarized by dictator, and he does not even have copyright! (Satan plagié par dictateur, - Et il n'a même pas de droits d'auteur!)

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=AUTEUR
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Auteur
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auteur
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