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cinéma vérité

cinéma vérité noun: a style of cinema that appears to be realistic, showing ordinary people in ordinary situations speaking and acting naturally.

Noun

cinéma vérité (uncountable)

  1. A style of cinema that appears to be realistic, showing ordinary people in ordinary situations speaking and acting naturally.

Forms of cinéma vérité

alternative formcinema verite

Origin of cinéma vérité

Borrowed from French cinéma vérité (literally “truth cinema”).

Questions about cinéma vérité

What does cinéma vérité mean?
Cinéma vérité means a style of cinema that appears to be realistic, showing ordinary people in ordinary situations speaking and acting naturally.
What part of speech is cinéma vérité?
Cinéma vérité is a noun.

Words near cinéma vérité in the dictionary

  1. cinéfilm
  2. cinéfilms
  3. cinéma d'auteur
  4. cinéma d'auteurs
  5. cinéma du look
  6. cinéma vérité
  7. CIO
  8. Ciobalaccia
  9. Ciobanovca
  10. Ciobănesc Românesc Carpatin
  11. Ciobănesc Românesc Carpatins

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