cinema

UK /ˈsɪn.ɪ.mə/ US /ˈsɪn.ə.mə/
noun 5

Definitions

noun

1

A movie theatre, a movie house.

The cinema is right across the street from the restaurant.

2

Films collectively.

Despite the critics, he produced excellent cinema.

3

The film and movie industry.

In the long history of Spanish cinema[…].

Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.

4

The art of making films and movies; cinematography.

Throughout the history of cinema, filmmakers[…].

The French and Italian cinemas can seem to persist autonomously—in the sense of being spaces of separate development and marked difference from Hollywood and other national cinemas.

5

A sophisticated or exemplary film, representative of the art of cinema.

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