auteuristn.adj.
/ɔːˈtəːrɪst/, /əʊˈtəːrɪst/, U.S. /oʊˈtərəst/, /ɔˈtərəst/, /ɑˈtərəst/ Originally and chiefly Film.
A. n.
An advocate of auteur theory; an auteur (after auteurism n.) (rare).
ΚΠ
1975 E. Murray Nine Amer. Film Critics ii. 47 It is clear why Sarris and other auteurists stress the personality of a film-maker instead of his individual films.
1987 Chicago Tribune xiv. 5/1 The show-biz auteurists Scorsese, Lucas and Coppola recognized his rare and extraordinary talent.
1995 Guardian 3 Aug. i. 11/7 Not even the most devout auteurists could lay claim to film director Roy Rowland..but they would find in some of his more individual pictures, a deep concern for personal liberty.
B. adj.
Designating, relating to, or characteristic of an auteur or the work of an auteur; of or designating an advocate of auteur theory.
ΚΠ
1976 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 24 Dec. 11/7 Bogdanovich has created the ultimate auteurist film.
1989 N.Y. Woman Nov. 104/1 The most controversial essay she wrote..was..a critique of director-centred, auteurist film writing.
1999 Independent on Sunday 31 Oct. (Culture section) 14 Along with Alfred Hitchcock, Howard Hawks was the quintessentially auteurist director.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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n.adj.1975