Definition of cinéma-vérité in English:
cinéma-vérité
noun ˌsɪnɪməˈvɛrɪteɪsinemaveʀiteˌsɪnəməˌvɛrɪˈteɪ
mass nounA style of film-making characterized by realistic, typically documentary films which avoid artificiality and artistic effect and are generally made with simple equipment.
Example sentencesExamples
- Yet to call this film cinéma-vérité would be wrong.
- Nowhere are the signifiers of cinéma-vérité, an approach based on the idea that the camera be as unobtrusive as possible.
- The film is shot in a grainy, cinéma-vérité style that is occasionally interrupted by a narrator.
- I wanted to create a new fusion of all those styles: cinéma-vérité, fiction, neo-realism and dogme.
- He then juxtaposes that style with elements of realism, in particular cinéma-vérité documentary work.
Origin
French, literally 'cinema truth'.
Definition of cinéma-vérité in US English:
cinéma-vérité
nounˌsɪnəməˌvɛrɪˈteɪˌsinəməˌveriˈtā
1A style of filmmaking characterized by realistic, typically documentary motion pictures that avoid artificiality and artistic effect and are generally made with simple equipment.
Example sentencesExamples
- Yet to call this film cinéma-vérité would be wrong.
- He then juxtaposes that style with elements of realism, in particular cinéma-vérité documentary work.
- Nowhere are the signifiers of cinéma-vérité, an approach based on the idea that the camera be as unobtrusive as possible.
- I wanted to create a new fusion of all those styles: cinéma-vérité, fiction, neo-realism and dogme.
- The film is shot in a grainy, cinéma-vérité style that is occasionally interrupted by a narrator.
- 1.1 Motion pictures made in the style of cinéma-vérité collectively.
Origin
French, literally ‘cinema truth’.