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n. - A filmmaker who has a personal style and keeps creative control over his or her works.

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  • The main auteur in this genre appears to be "ForrestFire101."
  • Either way, Crispin Hellion Glover, auteur, is a force to be reckoned with.
  • While he began directing in the early 1970s, Eastwood didn't become known as the auteur he is today until helming
  • If I don’t believe in auteur theory, why am I obsessing on Orson Welles’ masterful technique?
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  • Few become the "auteur" (film director who dominates the movie's style) of a documentary, but many carry themselves with great "hauteur" (arrogance).
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