Word to the Wise: Cineaste

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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