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3 Jul 2011, 7:21 pm

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===Etymology===

===Etymology===
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1950s, {{etyl|fr}} {{term|auteur||[[author]]|lang=fr}}. Ultimately from {{etyl|la}} {{term|auctor|lang=la}}, from which also English {{term|author|lang=en}}.

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From {{etyl|fr}} {{term|auteur||author|lang=fr}}. Popularised by {{w|François Truffaut}} in the 1954 essay "Une certaine tendance du cinéma français" ("A certain tendency in French cinema") in the influential film journal ''{{w|Cahiers du cinéma}}'' as the phrase "la politique des Auteurs".
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In technical English sense of "artist expressing their personal vision", coined in 1954 by [[w:François Roland Truffaut|François Truffaut]] in his French essay "Une certaine tendance du cinéma français" ("A certain tendency in French cinema") in the influential film journal ''{{w|Cahiers du cinéma}},'' as the phrase "la politique des Auteurs". Subsequently popularized in English in the 1960s; in the US by American film critic {{w|Andrew Sarris}}. See {{w|auteur theory}} for further discussion.

  

===Pronunciation===

===Pronunciation===
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* {{IPA|/o.tœːr/}}

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*{{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ɔːˈtəː/|/əʊˈtəː/}}

===Noun===

===Noun===
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# An artist, often a film or theatre [[director]], whose complete control over all aspects of a production gives the end result a recognisable feel.

# An artist, often a film or theatre [[director]], whose complete control over all aspects of a production gives the end result a recognisable feel.
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#*'''1974''', William Bender, "Call to vespers", ''Time'', 11 Feb 1974:
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#*:The libretto was a piece of hack work from a Parisian scenario factory run by an enterprising '''auteur''' of sorts named Eugene Scribe.
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#*'''2003''', "Broadway is bigger than ever", ''The Economist'', 24 Apr 2003:
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#*:Since Mr Luhrmann first tackled the opera, he has entered the select circle of celebrity directors on the basis of only three films, including "Moulin Rouge". And his "La Bohème"—designed by Mrs Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, a double Oscar-winner for "Moulin Rouge"—is avowedly the work of an '''''auteur'''''.
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#*'''2011''', Jane Graham, ''The Guardian'', 23 Jun 2011:
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#*:If a widely respected '''auteur''' such as Martin Scorsese, Allen or Malick has given you the stamp of approval, you might not live fast or die young, but you'll leave a good-looking legacy.
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====Derived terms====
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*[[auteur theory]]

====Related terms====

====Related terms====

Latest revision as of 18:21, 3 July 2011

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[edit] Etymology

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".

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ɔːˈtəː/, /əʊˈtəː/

[edit] Noun

auteur (plural auteurs)

  1. An artist, often a film or theatre director, whose complete control over all aspects of a production gives the end result a recognisable feel.
    • 1974, William Bender, "Call to vespers", Time, 11 Feb 1974:
      The libretto was a piece of hack work from a Parisian scenario factory run by an enterprising auteur of sorts named Eugene Scribe.
    • 2003, "Broadway is bigger than ever", The Economist, 24 Apr 2003:
      Since Mr Luhrmann first tackled the opera, he has entered the select circle of celebrity directors on the basis of only three films, including "Moulin Rouge". And his "La Bohème"—designed by Mrs Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, a double Oscar-winner for "Moulin Rouge"—is avowedly the work of an auteur.
    • 2011, Jane Graham, The Guardian, 23 Jun 2011:
      If a widely respected auteur such as Martin Scorsese, Allen or Malick has given you the stamp of approval, you might not live fast or die young, but you'll leave a good-looking legacy.

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Related terms

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

auteur m. (plural auteurs)

  1. author

[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

auteur m. (plural auteurs; feminine autrice, plural autrices)

  1. author

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