auteurism
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- auteurist noun
Example Sentences
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Responsible for such laughably reductive shorthand as “Scorsese’s ‘Taxi Driver’” or “Hal Ashby’s ‘Coming Home,’” auteurism is the taxonomic convenience that became a religion.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024
This connection is key to her form of auteurism.
From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2023
In Levine’s interpretation, auteurism has meant discarding months of work, much to his staff’s dismay.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2022
But “Titane” is so self-consciously transgressive and weird, that it’s difficult to discern who it’s for, besides fetishists, freak-flag fliers and fans of auteurism at its most hermetic and solipsistic.
From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2021
These constant huge events necessitated an editorial heavy-handedness that stifled the auteurism DC had made its signature.
From The Verge • Oct. 30, 2019
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