Cinema Flashcards

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1
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invention of moving pictures

A

l’invention des images qui bougent

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2
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to generate extraordinary enthusiasm

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susciter un extraordinaire enthousiasme

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3
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to astound people

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ébahir le public

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4
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to capture real life

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capter le réel

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5
Q

silent film

A

le cinéma muet

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6
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golden era of silent films

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l’apogée du cinéma muet

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7
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arrival of talking pictures

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l’avènement du parlant

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8
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surrealist avant-garde of the 1920s

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l’avant-garde surréaliste des années vingt

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9
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to turn cinema into a revolutionary art form

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faire du cinéma un art subversif

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10
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to seek to be provocative

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chercher à provoquer

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11
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to innovate

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innover

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12
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poetic realism of the 1930s

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le réalisme poétique des années trente

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13
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the first main movement of talking pictures

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le premier grand courant du cinéma parlant

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14
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high point of the realist movement

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l’apogée du courant réaliste

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15
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to reflect the state of mind of the French nation

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refléter l’état d’âme du peuple français

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16
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to deal with the psychology of the characters

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aborder la psychologie des personnages

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17
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films focusing on the notion of the city

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des films concentrés sur l’idée de la ville

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18
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working-class characters

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des personnages populaires

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19
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characters with a curse on them

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des personnages maudits

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20
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characters branded by fate

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des personnages marqués par le destin

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21
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outcast

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le paria

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22
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to focus on the dramatic aspect

A

mettre en évidence l’enjeu dramatique

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23
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the spoken word becomes the centre of attention

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la parole devient le centre d’attention

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24
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ingenious effect of scenery

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l’artifice des décors

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25
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misty streets

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des rues brumeuses

26
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to be bathed in a kind of twilight

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baigner dans une sorte d’entre-deux

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chiaroscuro

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la lumière en clair obscur

28
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the 1939-45 war brought censorship

A

la guerre de 1939-1945 a apporté la censure

29
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production was subjected to ongoing controls

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la production a été soumise à un contrôle permanent

30
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to take refuge in

A

se réfugier dans

31
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escapist films

A

le cinéma d’évasion

32
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historical films

A

les films historiques

33
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subscriber

A

l’abonné

34
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to take over

A

approprier

35
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committed

A

engagé

36
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unpredictable

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imprévisible

37
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acting

A

l’interpretation

38
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the shot

A

le plan

39
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storyline

A

le scénario

40
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subtlety

A

la subtilité

41
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digital effects

A

le trucage numérique

42
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short film

A

le court-métrage

43
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disappointing

A

décevant

44
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to set into motion

A

déclencher

45
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feature length film

A

le long-métrage

46
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means of payment

A

le mode de réglement

47
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editing

A

le montage

48
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to be harmful to

A

nuire à

49
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screening, showing

A

la projection

50
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takings, revenue

A

la recette

51
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pain, hell

A

la galère

52
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vintage

A

le cru

53
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scriptwriter

A

un scénariste

54
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close-up

A

le gros plan

55
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dubbed

A

doublé

56
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the coming

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l’avènement

57
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detective movie

A

un polar

58
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to be healthy

A

se porter bien

59
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method

A

un procédé

60
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regular/constant

A

assidu

61
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word of mouth

A

le bouche-à-oreille