auteur
A creative artist, especially a film director, seen as having a specific, recognisable…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 their works.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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 their works.
Autorenfilmer, Cineast
авто́рavtór
- a filmmaker who has a personal style and keeps creative control over his or her works
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French auteur (“author”). Popularised by François Truffaut in the 1954 essayBorrowed from French auteur (“author”). Popularised by François Truffaut in the 1954 essay “Une certaine tendance du cinéma français” (“A certain tendency in French cinema”) in the influential film journal Cahiers du Cinéma as the phrase “la politique des Auteurs”. Doublet of author.
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