cinéma vérité
[ sin-uh-muh-ver-i-tey; French see-ney-mah vey-ree-tey ]
noun
a technique of documentary filmmaking in which the camera records actual persons and events without directorial control: introduced in France in the 1950s.
a film using this technique or a simulation of it.
Origin of cinéma vérité
11960–65; <French cinéma-vérité literally, cinema-truth, coined as a translation of Russian kinoprávda, a documentary technique developed by the Soviet filmmaker Dziga Vertov (1896–1954)
Words Nearby cinéma vérité
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How to use cinéma vérité in a sentence
In this week's Newsweek, Jace Lacob looks at her portrayal of Pat Loud in HBO's Cinema Verite.
British Dictionary definitions for cinéma vérité
cinéma vérité
/ (French sinema verite) /
noun
films characterized by subjects, actions, etc, that have the appearance of real life
Origin of cinéma vérité
1French, literally: cinema truth
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