cinéma du look
cinéma du look noun: a French film movement of the 1980s and 1990s, characterized by its spectacular visual style (“le look”).
Noun
cinéma du look (uncountable)
- A French film movement of the 1980s and 1990s, characterized by its spectacular visual style (“le look”).
- Ginette Vincendeau describes the cinéma du look as a typical example of ‘mainstream co-optation’ of ‘avant-garde, artisanal, or auteur’ cinema (1996: 14).2008, Rosanna Maule, Beyond Auteurism: New Directions in Authorial Film Practices in France, Italy and Spain Since the 1980s, Intellect Books, →ISBN, page 90
- However, the 1980s also saw the development of cinéma du look, a “hip” movement in French film that features “cool,” sometimes surreal, cinematography, a high-speed montage style, and visual effects influenced by the technical virtuosity of advertising.2011, Martha P. Nochimson, World on Film: An Introduction, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN
Origin of cinéma du look
From French cinéma du look, coined by French film critic Raphaël Bassan.
Questions about cinéma du look
- What does cinéma du look mean?
- Cinéma du look means a French film movement of the 1980s and 1990s, characterized by its spectacular visual style (“le look”).
- What part of speech is cinéma du look?
- Cinéma du look is a noun.
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