First Known Use: 1963
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cinema verité
noun ci·ne·ma ve·ri·té \ˈsi-nə-mə-ˌver-i-ˈtā; si-nā-ˈmä-ve-rē-ˈtā\
Definition of CINEMA VERITÉ
: the art or technique of filming a motion picture so as to convey candid realism
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Origin of CINEMA VERITÉ
French cinéma-vérité, literally, cinema-truth, translation of Russian kinopravda
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