cinéma vérité

See also: cinema verite

English

Alternative forms

• cinema verite

Etymology

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

Noun

cinéma vérité (uncountable)

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

Related terms

• video vérité
• vidéo vérité

Translations

style of cinema

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 真實影片／真实影片, 真实影片 (zhēnshí yǐngpiàn), 真實電影／真实电影 (zhēnshí diànyǐng), 真实电影 (zhēnshí diànyǐng), 實錄影片／实录影片, 实录影片 (shílù yǐngpiàn), 實錄電影／实录电影 (shílù diànyǐng), 实录电影 (shílù diànyǐng)

• Finnish: cinéma vérité, totuuselokuva
• French: cinéma direct m
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• Portuguese: cinema-verdade m, cinéma vérité m
• Russian: синема́ верите́ n (sinemá veritɛ́)
• Spanish: cine testimonial m, cine observacional m

Further reading

• cinéma vérité on Wikipedia.Wikipedia