Auteur
noun
A filmmaker or director who has a strong personal style and creative control over their works.
Many consider Alfred Hitchcock to be a classic auteur because of his distinct style and control over his films.
Often appears as...
- film auteur
- auteur theory
noun
An artist, such as a painter or a musician, who creates unique works that showcase their personal style and creativity.
The musician was seen as an auteur, as each of his albums had a distinctive style that was uniquely his own.
noun
A filmmaker or director who has a strong personal style and creative control over their works.
Many consider Alfred Hitchcock to be a classic auteur because of his distinct style and control over his films.
Often appears as...
- film auteur
- auteur theory
noun
An artist, such as a painter or a musician, who creates unique works that showcase their personal style and creativity.
The musician was seen as an auteur, as each of his albums had a distinctive style that was uniquely his own.
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Pro Tip 1/3Creative Control
An auteur not only directs but also has creative authority over the film's vision.
Quentin Tarantino is known as an auteur for his unique vision in films like Pulp Fiction.
Pro Tip 2/3Distinct Style
Auteur implies a director's signature style that you can recognize across their movies.
Wes Anderson's symmetrical frames mark him as a true auteur.
Pro Tip 3/3Total Involvement
An auteur is deeply involved in writing, producing, and sometimes acting in their movies.
Charlie Chaplin was an auteur, often taking multiple roles in making his films.
Pro Tip 1/3Creative Control
An auteur not only directs but also has creative authority over the film's vision.
Quentin Tarantino is known as an auteur for his unique vision in films like Pulp Fiction.
Pro Tip 2/3Distinct Style
Auteur implies a director's signature style that you can recognize across their movies.
Wes Anderson's symmetrical frames mark him as a true auteur.
Pro Tip 3/3Total Involvement
An auteur is deeply involved in writing, producing, and sometimes acting in their movies.
Charlie Chaplin was an auteur, often taking multiple roles in making his films.
Pro Tip 1/3Creative Control
An auteur not only directs but also has creative authority over the film's vision.
Quentin Tarantino is known as an auteur for his unique vision in films like Pulp Fiction.
Pro Tip 2/3Distinct Style
Auteur implies a director's signature style that you can recognize across their movies.
Wes Anderson's symmetrical frames mark him as a true auteur.
Pro Tip 3/3Total Involvement
An auteur is deeply involved in writing, producing, and sometimes acting in their movies.
Charlie Chaplin was an auteur, often taking multiple roles in making his films.
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Re-examining the remix -...
are the Creative Commons which is offering auteurs this simple way to mark their content with the freedoms they intended to carry so that we go from a all rights reserved world to a some rights reserved world so that people can know the freedoms they have attached to
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Jon Favreau
American Actor
I think the bigger the movie is, the harder it is to maintain the idea of an auteur. You're servicing something beyond just your own vision. Whenever there's a lot of money on the line, it is your responsibility to make sure that you're doing your best to have people not lose their money and to actually win by betting on it.
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Noah Centineo
American Actor
I definitely have that bug; I'd really like to do some auteur, existential pieces, darker films, something that's really reflective of life. But I also love the genre of rom-coms, and I don't see myself completely detaching from that.
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Toby Jones
English Actor
They seem much rarer now, those auteur films that come out of a director's imagination and are elliptical and hermetic. All those films that got me into independent cinema when I was watching it seem thin on the ground.
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Rachel Morrison
American Director
I think Marvel's incredibly supportive of young auteurs and really let them do their thing and support their vision. They give you a sandbox to play in, but it's a pretty massive one.
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Alan Parker
British Director
I always argued against the auteur theory; films are a collaborative art form. I've had some fantastically good people help me make the movies.
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Sam Taylor-Johnson
English Director
When you have an author and an auteur, it's a difficult and challenging relationship.
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George Hickenlooper
American Director
I'm very strongly in favor of the auteur theory.
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Park Chan-wook
South Korean Director
I don't really believe in the auteur theory.
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Dee Rees
American Director
My ultimate dream was just to be an auteur.
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Peter Jackson
New Zealander Director
I don't quite know what an auteur is.
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Jon Favreau
American Actor
I think the bigger the movie is, the harder it is to maintain the idea of an auteur. You're servicing something beyond just your own vision. Whenever there's a lot of money on the line, it is your responsibility to make sure that you're doing your best to have people not lose their money and to actually win by betting on it.
Quote examples
Noah Centineo
American Actor
I definitely have that bug; I'd really like to do some auteur, existential pieces, darker films, something that's really reflective of life. But I also love the genre of rom-coms, and I don't see myself completely detaching from that.
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Toby Jones
English Actor
They seem much rarer now, those auteur films that come out of a director's imagination and are elliptical and hermetic. All those films that got me into independent cinema when I was watching it seem thin on the ground.
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Rachel Morrison
American Director
I think Marvel's incredibly supportive of young auteurs and really let them do their thing and support their vision. They give you a sandbox to play in, but it's a pretty massive one.
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Alan Parker
British Director
I always argued against the auteur theory; films are a collaborative art form. I've had some fantastically good people help me make the movies.
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Sam Taylor-Johnson
English Director
When you have an author and an auteur, it's a difficult and challenging relationship.
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George Hickenlooper
American Director
I'm very strongly in favor of the auteur theory.
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Park Chan-wook
South Korean Director
I don't really believe in the auteur theory.
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Dee Rees
American Director
My ultimate dream was just to be an auteur.
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Peter Jackson
New Zealander Director
I don't quite know what an auteur is.
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