ciné à clef

noun

A fictional film describing real-life people or events.

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Meanings

noun
  1. rareA fictional film describing real-life people or events.

    Eva is a slightly disguised ciné à clef detailing the ups and downs of working with filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

    1986 February 1, Michael Bronski, “Mock Homage to Fassbinder's Life & Films”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 28, page 6
Cite this entry
APA

ciné à clef. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cin%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20clef

MLA

“ciné à clef.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cin%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20clef. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ciné à clef,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cin%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20clef.

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