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ciné à clef

ciné à clef noun: a fictional film describing real-life people or events.

Noun

ciné à clef

  1. (rare) A fictional film describing real-life people or events.
    • Eva is a slightly disguised ciné à clef detailing the ups and downs of working with filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder.1986 February 1, Michael Bronski, “Mock Homage to Fassbinder's Life & Films”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 28, page 6

Questions about ciné à clef

What does ciné à clef mean?
Ciné à clef means a fictional film describing real-life people or events.
What part of speech is ciné à clef?
Ciné à clef is a noun.

Words near ciné à clef in the dictionary

  1. ciné
  2. ciné camera
  3. ciné cameras
  4. ciné film
  5. ciné films
  6. ciné à clef
  7. cinéfilm
  8. cinéfilms
  9. cinéma d'auteur
  10. cinéma d'auteurs
  11. cinéma du look

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