Meanings
nouncinéma vérité (uncountable)
alternative cinema verite
- uncountablebroadcastingA style of cinema that appears to be realistic, showing ordinary people in ordinary situations speaking and acting naturally.
Origin
- Frenchcinéma vérité
- Englishcinéma vérité
Borrowed from French cinéma vérité (literally “truth cinema”).
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Chinese Mandarin 真實影片 /真实影片, 真實電影 /真实电影
- 真實影片 /真实影片 (zhēnshí yǐngpiàn)style of cinema
- 真實電影 /真实电影 (zhēnshí diànyǐng)style of cinema
- 實錄影片 /实录影片 (shílù yǐngpiàn)style of cinema
- 實錄電影 /实录电影 (shílù diànyǐng)style of cinema
Finnish cinéma vérité, totuuselokuva
- cinéma véritéstyle of cinema
- totuuselokuvastyle of cinema
French cinéma direct
- cinéma directstyle of cinema
Portuguese cinema-verdade, cinéma vérité
- cinema-verdadestyle of cinema
- cinéma véritéstyle of cinema
Russian синема́ верите́
- синема́ верите́ (sinemá veritɛ́)style of cinema
Spanish cine testimonial, cine observacional
- cine testimonialstyle of cinema
- cine observacionalstyle of cinema
Cite this entry
APA
cinéma vérité. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cin%C3%A9ma%20v%C3%A9rit%C3%A9
MLA
“cinéma vérité.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cin%C3%A9ma%20v%C3%A9rit%C3%A9. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cinéma vérité,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cin%C3%A9ma%20v%C3%A9rit%C3%A9.
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