cineaste

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It seems the venus was not so much for the cineaste's delight but a short time venue for sexual trysts among people who couldn't afford hotels.

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  • This remake of pioneer cineaste Louis Feuillade's 1916 action serial featuring cinema's original caped crusader can function today as a surreal subversion of the modern superhero genre that movie houses the world over. —  The House Next Door
  • The Pioneer-opened in 2000 to simulate old cineaste haunts like Theater 80 St. Marks-was one of those places. —  New York Press
  • DDA PR Chairman Dennis Davidson added "Wouter was a one of a kind cineaste who brought a unique sensibility to the international marketing of films." —  ShowHype - Top Entertainment News, Videos, and Blogs
  • "Ostensibly a conventional tale of triad loyalty, announced the presence of a genuine Hong Kong new wave - as well as an ambitious cineaste." —  GreenCine Daily
  • Or perhaps I'm totally right in my total dismissal of it, and the whole cadre of cineaste critics lined up behind —  PopMatters
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  1. French cinéaste, from ciné, cinema, short for cinéma; see cinema.
 

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