cinephilia
Passion for cinema
Cinephilia is a passionate love of cinema—not casual moviegoing but devoted appreciation of film as art.
A cinephile haunts repertory theaters, studies directors' careers, and debates the merits of different cuts and transfers.
The term carries connotations of seriousness and connoisseurship: His cinephilia led him to collect 35mm prints.
Standard for judgment
- repertoryCollection of prepared works
- revivalReturn after decline
- marathonLong-distance footrace
- retrospectiveReviewing what came before
One who leads
- filmographyListed screen credits
- auteurDirector with total control
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- oeuvreComplete artistic output
collaborator · muse · masterwork · influence · homage · trademark
Hard-boiled film genre
- neorealismArt emphasizing contemporary actuality
- expressionismDistorting reality for emotion
- surrealismIrrational, dreamlike aesthetic
- arthouseVenue for noncommercial films
First public performance
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- red-carpetLavish welcome for dignitaries
- box-officeTheater's ticket-selling counter
distributor · producer · studio · indie · blockbuster · release · acquisition · theatrical
Visual elements within frame
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- dollyWheeled moving platform
- panningLateral camera traverse
zoom · close-up · wide-angle · cutaway · fade · dissolve · iris · jump-cut
Film's written blueprint
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- protagonistStory's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
subplot · twist · climax · foreshadowing · flashback · voiceover · MacGuffin · three-act
Sound quality enthusiast
- bibliophileLover of books
- videophileVideo quality obsessive
- francophileAdmirer of French things
- technophileLover of new devices
criterion
Standard for judgment
retrospective · watchlist · rewatch · restoration · preservation
director
One who leads
- filmographyListed screen credits
- auteurDirector with total control
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
oeuvre · collaborator · muse · masterwork · influence · homage · trademark
noir
Hard-boiled film genre
- neorealismArt emphasizing contemporary actuality
- expressionismDistorting reality for emotion
- surrealismIrrational, dreamlike aesthetic
arthouse · wuxia · blaxploitation · J-horror
premiere
First public performance
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- red-carpetLavish welcome for dignitaries
box-office · distributor · producer · studio · indie · blockbuster · release · acquisition · theatrical · streaming
mise-en-scène
Visual elements within frame
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- dollyWheeled moving platform
panning · zoom · close-up · wide-angle · cutaway · fade · dissolve · iris · jump-cut · handheld
screenplay
Film's written blueprint
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- protagonistStory's central figure
antagonist · subplot · twist · climax · foreshadowing · flashback · voiceover · MacGuffin · three-act · denouement
audiophile
Sound quality enthusiast
- bibliophileLover of books
- videophileVideo quality obsessive
- francophileAdmirer of French things
technophile · oenophile · logophile · biophilia · neophilia · philately
- showbizHollywood, Bollywood, Tinseltown, backstage, behind the scenes
- movie culturemovie buff, film critic, moviegoer, binge watching, film festival
- French CinemaFrench New Wave, Godard, auteur, Catherine Deneuve, Playtime