Villeneuve

[ veel-nœv ]

noun

1. Pierre Charles Jean Bap·tiste Sil·ves·tre de [pye, r, sh, a, r, l zhah, n, b, a, -, teest, seel-, ves, -t, r, uh, d, uh], 1763–1806, French admiral.

Villeneuve

/ vilnœv /

noun

1. VilleneuvePierre Charles Jean Baptiste Silvestre de17631806MFrenchMILITARY: admiral Pierre Charles Jean Baptiste Silvestre de (pjɛr ʃarl ʒɑ̃ batist silvɛstrə də). 1763–1806, French admiral, defeated by Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805)

Example Sentences

Denis Villeneuve conveyed the gist over the space of a couple of hours, aided by an impressive blend of sound and visual editing and cinematographic sorcery.

From Salon

Since most viewers will come to “Dune: Prophecy” without having read these books, and possibly before watching Villeneuve’s movies, what matters most is the look and feel of it.

From Salon

Even before Denis Villeneuve’s big-screen, two-part 2021 film introduced it to moviegoers who had missed David Lynch’s enjoyably bonkers 1984 adaptation, Frank Herbert’s “Dune” had become exploited IP.

From Los Angeles Times

The TV series is made in the image of the Villeneuve film, with downward adjustments for budget and such.

From Los Angeles Times

Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two” has already taken in $714.4 million worldwide, a tally that would put it just behind “Oppenheimer” should it snare the best picture Academy Award.

From Los Angeles Times