Cinema Flashcards

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

A

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

A

chercher à provoquer

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11
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to innovate

A

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

A

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
Q

outcast

A

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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misty streets
des rues brumeuses
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to be bathed in a kind of twilight
baigner dans une sorte d'entre-deux
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chiaroscuro
la lumière en clair obscur
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the 1939-45 war brought censorship
la guerre de 1939-1945 a apporté la censure
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production was subjected to ongoing controls
la production a été soumise à un contrôle permanent
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to take refuge in
se réfugier dans
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escapist films
le cinéma d'évasion
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historical films
les films historiques
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subscriber
l'abonné
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to take over
approprier
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committed
engagé
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unpredictable
imprévisible
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acting
l'interpretation
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the shot
le plan
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storyline
le scénario
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subtlety
la subtilité
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digital effects
le trucage numérique
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short film
le court-métrage
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disappointing
décevant
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to set into motion
déclencher
45
feature length film
le long-métrage
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means of payment
le mode de réglement
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editing
le montage
48
to be harmful to
nuire à
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screening, showing
la projection
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takings, revenue
la recette
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pain, hell
la galère
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vintage
le cru
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scriptwriter
un scénariste
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close-up
le gros plan
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dubbed
doublé
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the coming
l'avènement
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detective movie
un polar
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to be healthy
se porter bien
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method
un procédé
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regular/constant
assidu
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word of mouth
le bouche-à-oreille