Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cinéma d'auteur

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: cin-e-ma d'au-teur
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cinematic style that emphasizes the director's personal vision, the making of film d'auteurs.; auteurism.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The key theoretical notion behind the new French film circa 1960 was the "cinéma d'auteur," the idea that the director was or should be the author of a film."
"They reflect the stylistic and intellectual individualism of its representatives and seem, partially, to express a conscious cultural reorientation and self-confirmation vis-à-vis the West, which is the main financial backer of Arab cinéma d'auteur."
"Their predominant position in the cinéma d'auteurs allowed them to use different genres simultaneously by mixing thrilling action with both myth and supernatural adventure (Cocteau) or humanistic will with prolific creativity (Renoir)."

Etymology

Borrowed from French cinéma d'auteur.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

cinéma d'auteurs (plural)

Phrases

film d'auteur

Frequently Paired Words

film d'auteur

Questions

What does cinéma d'auteur mean?: A cinematic style that emphasizes the director's personal vision, the making of film d'auteurs.; auteurism.
Where does cinéma d'auteur come from?: Borrowed from French cinéma d'auteur.

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