auteurism
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- auteurist noun
Example Sentences
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One result of auteurism is books like this, which cast directors as larger-than-life characters making extraordinary art despite all the philistines around them.
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
Lucas did not see technical and extensive effects as contradicting the writerly model of auteurism but as a more up-to-date version for a more visually driven age.
From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2019
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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