cinéma du look
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A French film movement of the 1980s and 1990s, characterized by its spectacular visual style (“le look”).
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Ginette Vincendeau describes the cinéma du look as a typical example of ‘mainstream co-optation’ of ‘avant-garde, artisanal, or auteur’ cinema (1996: 14)."
- "However, the 1980s also saw the development of cinéma du look, a “hip” movement in French film that features “cool,” sometimes surreal, cinematography, a high-speed montage style, and visual effects influenced by the technical virtuosity of advertising."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French