Word to the Wise: Cineaste
by ETR (08/4/2008)
A “cineaste” (SIN-ee-ast) - from the French - is someone associated with filmmaking, either as a professional or as an aficionado.
Example (as used by Andrew Sarris in a New York Times review of Cecil B. DeMille: A Life in Art): “[Cecil B. DeMille] remains something of a joke among sophisticated cineastes, largely because of his tin ear for dialogue.”
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