Cineliterate

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Familiar with films and cinema.

    "The noir “look” is now part of a knowing postmodern culture, with cineliterate audiences attuned to the multiple allusions and prepared to accept a greater narrative ambiguity and range of stylistic devices."

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"The noir “look” is now part of a knowing postmodern culture, with cineliterate audiences attuned to the multiple allusions and prepared to accept a greater narrative ambiguity and range of stylistic devices."

Etymology

From cine- + literate.

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