cinephilia
Sign in to saveCinephilia ( ; also cinemaphilia or filmophilia) is the term used to refer to a passionate interest in films, film theory, and film criticism. The term is a portmanteau of the words cinema and philia, one of the four ancient Greek words for love. A person with such an interest is called a cinephile ( ), cinemaphile, filmophile, or, informally, a film buff (also movie buff). To a cinephile, a film is often not just a source of entertainment as they see films from a more critical point of view.
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Definition
- History
- Pre-war cinephilia
- Post-war French cinephilia
- Filmgoing in the 1960s and 1970s
- Home video and the late 20th century
- Contemporary cinephilia
- In popular culture
- Films about cinephilia
- Cinephilia and filmmaking
- Cinephobia<!--'Cinephobia' redirects here-->
- Telephilia<!--'Telephilia' redirects here-->
- List of notable cinephiles
- Film directors
- Other cinephiles
- Political and other figures
- See also
- References
- External links
Cinephilia ( ; also cinemaphilia or filmophilia) is the term used to refer to a passionate interest in films, film theory, and film criticism. The term is a portmanteau of the words cinema and philia, one of the four ancient Greek words for love. A person with such an interest is called a cinephile ( ), cinemaphile, filmophile, or, informally, a film buff (also movie buff). To a cinephile, a film is often not just a source of entertainment as they see films from a more critical point of view.
In English, cinephile is sometimes used interchangeably with the word cineaste ( ), though in the original French the term '''' () refers to a filmmaker.
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