film blanc

noun

A film characterized by an optimistic outlook, contrasting with film noir.

OriginFrench film blanc →
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Meanings

nounfilm blanc (countable and uncountable, plural films blancs)

plural films blancs

  1. countableuncountableA film characterized by an optimistic outlook, contrasting with film noir.

Origin

  1. Frenchfilm blanc
  2. Englishfilm blanc

Borrowed from French film blanc (literally “white film”).

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APA

film blanc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/film%20blanc

MLA

“film blanc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/film%20blanc. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “film blanc,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/film%20blanc.

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