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

• audio vérité
• video vérité
• vidéo vérité

Translations

style of cinema

• Chinese:

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

• Finnish: cinéma vérité, totuuselokuva
• French: cinéma direct m
• 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