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filmico

filmic

adjective FEEL-mee-koh Rare

Also means

cinematic

Usage Note

Filmico is a critical and academic adjective applied to works, language, or qualities that belong to or evoke cinema: linguaggio filmico ('filmic language'), opera filmica ('cinematic work'). It is narrower than cinematografico (which covers the industry and production) — filmico focuses on the artistic or aesthetic dimension of a film. Forms: filmica (f), filmici (m pl), filmiche (f pl).

Examples

"Il regista ha usato un linguaggio filmico innovativo."

Natural Translation

The director used an innovative filmic language.

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