Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A film or movie enthusiast.
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- noun A
enthusiast offilms and thecinema ; acineast
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A cineaste is a filmmaker that is informed by a love of the cinema, whereas as a cinephile is a mere admirer of film.
Scorsese Adds Ben Kingsley and Sacha Baron Cohen to Hugo Cabret | /Film 2010
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That guy isn't just a "cinephile", he is something else.
We Built Another World SVGL 2008
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Loach at his best produces some of the best this country has to offer in filmmaking, and he belongs to a great traditio of social realism - presumably Tim Almond and his 'cinephile' friends would be happier with more Billy Elliots and Calendar Girls?
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But Tarantino is renowned for being a cinephile as well as a filmmaker.
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The latter aspect likely appeals greatly to Scorsese, as he is as great a film historian and cinephile as he is a filmmaker.
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Even the most intensely cinephile guys—they have zero interest.
L.A. Nights: Bret Easton Ellis at the Movies Marshall Heyman 2011
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DVD Focus 'Georges Méliès, First Wizard Of the Cinema' (2008) Looking for a Christmas present that will dazzle a cinephile friend (or bring you up to speed on the seminal figure that inspired Martin Scorsese to do what he did in "Hugo")?
'Hugo': A Dazzler, but No Victor Joe Morgenstern 2011
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As Itard attempts to rescue Victor, so the great film critic André Bazin rescued Truffaut, bringing him into his home and encouraging him as a writer and cinephile.
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Hollywood movies about moviemaking are always a treat for a cinephile and he layers in so many references, and does it so well.
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While the red carpet presentations at the 34th Starz Denver Film Festival feature Oscar-worthy films with box-office potential, there are enough under-the-radar temptations to please the most critical cinephile.
Michael Bialas: Denver Film Fest Preview, Part 2: Daring Docs, Fresh Faces and Local Heroes Michael Bialas 2011
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