vérité


vé·ri·té

V0063800 (vā-rē-tā′, vâr′ĭ-tā′)n. See cinéma vérité.

vérité

(ˈveɪriːˌteɪ; French verite) adj1. involving a high degree of realism or naturalism See also cinéma vérité: a vérité look at David Bowie. [French, literally: truth]

cin′é•ma vé•ri•té′

(ˌvɛr ɪˈteɪ; Fr. veɪ riˈteɪ)
n. a technique of documentary filmmaking in which the camera records actual persons and events without directorial intervention. [1960–65; < French cinéma-vérité literally, cinema-truth, translation of Russian kinoprávda]