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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Auteur
//oʊˈtɝ//
Synonyms for "auteur" (30 found)
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16 translations across 13 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- հեղինակ noun (creative artist)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 具有自己獨特風格的電影導演 /具有自己独特风格的电影导演 noun (creative artist)
- 著者 noun (creative artist)
Dutch
1 entries- auteur noun (creative artist)
Finnish
2 entries- auktori noun (creative artist)
- tekijä noun (creative artist)
French
1 entries- auteur noun (creative artist)
German
2 entries- Autorenfilmer noun (creative artist)
- Cineast noun (creative artist)
Hindi
1 entries- कलाकार noun (creative artist)
Italian
1 entries- cineasta noun (creative artist)
Portuguese
1 entries- autor noun (creative artist)
Romanian
1 entries- autor noun (creative artist)
Russian
1 entries- авто́р noun (creative artist)
Spanish
1 entries- autor noun (creative artist)
Swedish
1 entries- auteur noun (creative artist)
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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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Ginette Vincendeau describes the cinéma du look as a typical example of ‘mainstream co-optation’ of ‘avant-garde, artisanal, or auteur’ cinema (1996: 14).
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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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