cinema verité

noun

ci·​ne·​ma ve·​ri·​té ˈsi-nə-mə-ˌver-i-ˈtā How to pronounce cinema verité (audio) si-nā-ˈmä-ve-rē-ˈtā How to pronounce cinema verité (audio)
: the art or technique of filming a movie so as to convey candid realism

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Advertisement The film wins you over with its cinema verite depictions of teens being teens. — Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024 With the kind of cinema verite style of an A24 film, the scene cuts away to the crew playing a pickup game with Steph, who drains a few buckets while wearing jeans and a t-shirt. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

French cinéma-vérité, literally, cinema-truth, translation of Russian kinopravda

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cinema verité was in 1961

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“Cinema verité.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cinema%20verit%C3%A9. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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