1. a person who supports or practices auteur theory, believing that a film director is the primary creative force behind a movie
Usage: film criticism

Examples

• The auteurist argued that Hitchcock’s personal vision was evident in all his films.
• As an auteurist, she focused on analyzing the director’s recurring themes and visual style.
• The film critic’s auteurist approach emphasized the importance of directorial authorship.
• Many auteurists consider Kurosawa one of cinema’s greatest artistic voices.
• The auteurist movement changed how people viewed filmmaking as an art form.
• Her auteurist analysis revealed consistent motifs throughout the director’s career.