Answer: auteur

AnswerCrossword Clue
AUTEUR

Truffaut, e.g.

AUTEUR

Distinctive director

AUTEUR

Not just any director

AUTEUR
Master director
AUTEUR
Truffaut's ... theory
AUTEURStylish filmmaker
AUTEURDirector having complete control of his film
AUTEURDirector with a unique style
AUTEURFilm director with absolute control
AUTEURDirector with a distinctive style
AUTEURFilmmaker with a distinctive style
AUTEURCoppola or Kurosawa
AUTEURKubrick, for one
AUTEURTruffaut or Hitchcock
AUTEURHitchcock, for one
AUTEURDirector who puts a creative stamp on a film
AUTEURFilmmaker with creative control
AUTEURDirector with complete control over a film
AUTEURSartre or Gide, to the French
AUTEURFilmmaker with total creative control
AUTEURNot your ordinary film director
AUTEURFilmmaker with style and total control
AUTEURVisionary director