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directorial

[dih-rek-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-, dahy-rek-] / dɪ rɛkˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌdaɪ rɛk- /
ADJECTIVE
administrative
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We know the directorial strategy at work—the balancing of the two security guards’ mind-numbing routine with the outright terror that an audience expects but can’t quite anticipate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Fielder, whose brand of cringe comedy blurs the line between fiction and reality in “Nathan for You” and “The Rehearsal,” is making the jump from TV to his feature directorial debut.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

This dark dramedy exploring class disparities and violence is Rafael Manuel’s directorial debut.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

And they played a mother and daughter in Alan Rickman's directorial debut, The Winter Guest, in 1997.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

They lined up to board the bus while the scene in my head began to go off on its own, to stop taking my directorial notes.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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