cinéma vérité
[ sin-uh-muh ver-i-tey; French see-ney-mah vey-ree-tey ]
/ ˈsɪn ə mə ˌvɛr ɪˈteɪ; French si neɪ mɑ veɪ riˈteɪ /
noun
a technique of documentary filmmaking in which the camera records actual persons and events without directorial control: introduced in France in the 1950s.
a film using this technique or a simulation of it.
Origin of cinéma vérité
1960–65; < French
cinéma-vérité literally, cinema-truth, coined as a translation of Russian
kinoprávda, a documentary technique developed by the Soviet filmmaker Dziga Vertov (1896–1954)
Words nearby cinéma vérité
cinquecento,
cinquedea,
cinquefoil,
cintra,
cinzano,
cinéma vérité,
cio,
cion,
cioppino,
cip,
cipango
British Dictionary definitions for cinema verite
cinéma vérité
/ (French sinema verite) /
noun
films characterized by subjects, actions, etc, that have the appearance of real life
Word Origin for cinéma vérité
French, literally: cinema truth